spile

Example Sentences

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My fingers fumble at my belt and find the spile still hanging from its vine.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Tie up the spile and the tube of medicine in the parachute and fix it to my belt with vine.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

He and Finnick take turns opening up the hole with the awl and the knives until it can hold the spile.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Finnick goes to hammer the spile into the green bark of a massive tree with a rock, but I stop him.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

By wiggling and adjusting the spile, we get a thin stream running out.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins