spile
Example Sentences
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I strip a tough vine of its leaves, thread it through the hollow center, and tie the spile securely to my belt.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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Fortunately the vines here are strong and the spile and tube of medicine wrapped in the parachute are still secured to my belt.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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She opens the silver parachute and pulls out the spile and slips it onto her pinkie.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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I have the pearl, though, secured in a parachute with the spile and the medicine at my waist.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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Then I think of the spile and wrest it from the tree trunk.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.