spile
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Is spile a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (obsolete or dialectal, Cumbria, Lancashire) A splinter.Cumbriadialectalobsolete
2. (US) A spout inserted in a maple (or other tree) to draw off sap.Examples: "Now, chamfering one end of the elderberry tube slightly to fit, I push it into the hole and wait. After a few seconds sap will begin to drip from the end of the tube, a tangible flow of life and vitality. […] Beneath the tube, properly called a spile, I place my cup to catch the drips."US
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To support by means of spiles.transitive
2. (transitive) To drive piles into.transitive
verb (English)
1. (US, dialect, ambitransitive) spoil.USambitransitivedialectal
Definition source: Wiktionary