| n. | 1. | A small plug or wooden pin, used to stop a vent, as in a cask. | |||
| 2. | A small tube or spout inserted in a tree for conducting sap, as from a sugar maple. | ||||
| 3. | A large stake driven into the ground as a support for some superstructure; a pile.
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| v. t. | 1. | To supply with a spile or a spigot; to make a small vent in, as a cask. | |||
| Noun | 1. | spile - a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure |
| 2. | spile - a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask Synonyms: bung |
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