spile /ˈspaɪ(ə)l/
木栓,嘴,插管(vt.)插入小栓,打小孔,插上插管
Spile 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.
Spile hole, a small air hole in a cask; a vent.
Spile v. t. To supply with a spile or a spigot; to make a small vent in, as a cask.
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spile
n 1: a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into
the ground to provide support for a structure [syn: pile,
piling, stilt]
2: a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask [syn: bung]