spile

Example Sentences

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He has placed 500 spiles - or taps - on somewhere in the neighborhood of 175 trees.

From Washington Times

They hammered sharp little drippers they called spiles into the holes.

From Literature

Then they drilled holes in the chosen sugar maples and hammered in the taps, or spiles.

From Salon

I strip a tough vine of its leaves, thread it through the hollow center, and tie the spile securely to my belt.

From Literature

English regional words for a small piece of wood under the skin such as "spool", "spile", "speel", "spell", "shiver", "spill" and "splint" are falling out of use in favour of "splinter".

From BBC