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  1. 1. n. A small plug or wooden pin, used to stop a vent, as in a cask. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A small tube or spout inserted in a tree for conducting sap, as from a sugar maple. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A large stake driven into the ground as a support for some superstructure; a pile. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To supply with a spile or a spigot; to make a small vent in, as a cask. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 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. To supply with a spile or a spigot; to make a small vent in, as a cask. Source: webster
  8. 8. To supply with a spile or a spigot; to make a small vent in, asa cask. Source: adambom
  9. 9. n a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure n a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask Source: ecdict

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