"spile" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /spaɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spile.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spiles [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪl Etymology: From 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|dum|-}} Middle Dutch, {{der|en|gml|spile||splinter, peg}} Middle Low German spile (“splinter, peg”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*spīlaz||splinter, peg}} Proto-Germanic *spīlaz (“splinter, peg”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*spey-||prickle, pointed stick}} Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“prickle, pointed stick”), {{cog|stq|spyl}} Saterland Frisian spyl, {{cog|de|Speil||chip, splinter, gore, wedge}} German Speil (“chip, splinter, gore, wedge”), {{cog|da|spile}} Danish spile, {{cog|nl|spijl}} Dutch spijl Head templates: {{en-noun}} spile (plural spiles)
  1. (obsolete or dialectal) A splinter. Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-spile-en-noun-AHctyeWX
  2. A spigot or plug used to stop the hole in a barrel or cask.
    Sense id: en-spile-en-noun-B6qPGTqZ
  3. (US) A spout inserted in a maple (or other tree) to draw off sap. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-spile-en-noun-oUVUo-S~ Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 25 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /spaɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spile.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spiles [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪl Etymology: Alteration of pile, after Etymology 1, above. Etymology templates: {{m|en|pile}} pile Head templates: {{en-noun}} spile (plural spiles)
  1. A pile; a post or girder.
    Sense id: en-spile-en-noun-RuyDRSOn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /spaɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spile.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spiles [present, singular, third-person], spiling [participle, present], spiled [participle, past], spiled [past]
Rhymes: -aɪl Etymology: From 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|dum|-}} Middle Dutch, {{der|en|gml|spile||splinter, peg}} Middle Low German spile (“splinter, peg”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*spīlaz||splinter, peg}} Proto-Germanic *spīlaz (“splinter, peg”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*spey-||prickle, pointed stick}} Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“prickle, pointed stick”), {{cog|stq|spyl}} Saterland Frisian spyl, {{cog|de|Speil||chip, splinter, gore, wedge}} German Speil (“chip, splinter, gore, wedge”), {{cog|da|spile}} Danish spile, {{cog|nl|spijl}} Dutch spijl Head templates: {{en-verb}} spile (third-person singular simple present spiles, present participle spiling, simple past and past participle spiled)
  1. To plug (a hole) with a spile.
    Sense id: en-spile-en-verb-LdpciXyR
  2. To draw off (a liquid) using a spile.
    Sense id: en-spile-en-verb-etdkxADv
  3. To provide (a barrel, tree etc.) with a spile.
    Sense id: en-spile-en-verb-GRJL4NDc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /spaɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spile.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spiles [present, singular, third-person], spiling [participle, present], spiled [participle, past], spiled [past]
Rhymes: -aɪl Etymology: Alteration of pile, after Etymology 1, above. Etymology templates: {{m|en|pile}} pile Head templates: {{en-verb}} spile (third-person singular simple present spiles, present participle spiling, simple past and past participle spiled)
  1. (transitive) To support by means of spiles. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-spile-en-verb-pJ46qV~b
  2. (transitive) To drive piles into. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-spile-en-verb-b7mmcGxz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /spaɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spile.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spiles [present, singular, third-person], spiling [participle, present], spiled [participle, past], spiled [past]
Rhymes: -aɪl Etymology: Alteration of spoil. Etymology templates: {{l|en|spoil}} spoil Head templates: {{en-verb}} spile (third-person singular simple present spiles, present participle spiling, simple past and past participle spiled)
  1. (US, dialect, transitive, intransitive) spoil. Tags: US, dialectal, intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-spile-en-verb-9d4Dl2JH Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for spile meaning in English (10.2kB)

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