spile
spile · spiles · spiled · spiling
To plug with a spileTo plug (a hole) with a spile.
/spaɪl/
Meaning
6 sensesTo plug (a hole) with a spile.
To draw off (a liquid) using a spile.
To provide (a barrel, tree etc.) with a spile.
(transitive)To support by means of spiles.
(transitive)To drive piles into.
(US, ambitransitive, dialectal)Spoil.
Origin
From Middle Dutch or Middle Low German spile (“splinter, peg”), ultimately from Proto-GermFrom Middle Dutch or Middle Low German spile (“splinter, peg”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *spīlaz (“splinter, peg”), from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“prickle, pointed stick”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian spyl, German Speil (“chip, splinter, gore, wedge”), Danish spile, Dutch spijl.
Alteration of pile, after Etymology 1, above.
Alteration of spoil.
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Forms
spiles, spiling, spiled, spiledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle