spile

Definition of spile in English English dictionary: spoil; A bollard. Spile is the word most frequently used on the Great Lakes to indicate a bollard; A term used in the Cornish tin mining industry referring to a metal bar or girder driven through broken rock to hold it in place while mining operations continue underneath the spiles. Typically a series of spiles are driven into the rock pile, and spiles are often used to close off a discontinued stope. The action of inserting spiles is referred to as "spiling" or "spiling-off"; A spigot or plug
So I felt my way down the passage back to the vault, and recked not of the darkness, nor of Blackbeard and his crew, if only I could lay my lips to liquor. Thus I groped about the barrels till near the top of the stack my hand struck on the spile of a keg, and drawing it, I got my mouth to the hold.; A spout inserted in a tree to draw off sap; A large stake driven into the ground as a support for some superstructure; a pile; a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask; a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure; A small tube or spout inserted in a tree for conducting sap, as from a sugar maple; To supply with a spile or a spigot; to make a small vent in, as a cask; A small plug or wooden pin, used to stop a vent, as in a cask

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