noun
a small peg or spigot for stopping a vent or tap in a cask
verb
to furnish with a spile or spiles
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The spile was carefully inserted into the tree to tap the sap for maple syrup.
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I found a spile in the shed and used it to fix the leaky barrel.
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Hey, pass me that spile so I can open this bottle of wine.
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His words were like a spile, tapping into her emotions and drawing out her deepest feelings.