spiling
present participle of spile
spiling (plural spilings)
A spile; a post or girder.
(nautical) The edge-curve of a plank or of a strake in a vessel's hull.
• Gilpins, lisping, pilings
Source: Wiktionary
Spile, n. Etym: [Cf. LG. spile, dial. G. speil, speiler, D. spijl. *170.]
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.
Definition: To supply with a spile or a spigot; to make a small vent in, as a cask.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 April 2025
(adjective) pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; “a coaxing and obsequious voice”; “her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable”
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