Spile
Pronunciation: /ˈspɪəl/
Spile (noun)
- A small tube used to draw liquid, like sap, from a tree.
- A wooden peg or stopper used to block a hole.
Examples
- The farmer used a spile to collect sap from the tree.
- A spile is essential for tapping maple trees.
Common collocations: insert a spile, remove the spile, fit a spile, remove the spile, spile the tree
Spile (verb)
- To put a small tube into a tree to collect sap.
Examples
- He spiled the tree to start collecting sap.
- They spiled the barrel to control the flow of liquid.