As nouns the difference between spile and piling
is that spile is a splinter or spile can be a pile; a post or girder while piling is a structural support comprised of a length of wood, steel, or other construction material.
As verbs the difference between spile and piling
is that spile is to plug (a hole) with a spile or spile can be to support by means of spiles or spile can be (us|dialect|ambitransitive) spoil while piling is .
spile
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) or (etyl) , (etyl) spile.
Noun
(
en noun)
A splinter.
A spigot or plug used to stop the hole in a barrel or cask.
*1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 4
*:So I felt my way down the passage back to the vault, and recked not of the darkness, nor of Blackbeard and his crew, if only I could lay my lips to liquor. Thus I groped about the barrels till near the top of the stack my hand struck on the spile of a keg, and drawing it, I got my mouth to the hold.
(US) A spout inserted in a maple (or other tree) to draw off sap.
Verb
(spil)
To plug (a hole) with a spile.
To draw off (a liquid) using a spile.
To provide (a barrel, tree etc.) with a spile.
Etymology 2
Alteration of (pile), after Etymology 1, above.
Noun
(
en noun)
A pile; a post or girder.
Verb
(spil)
To support by means of spiles.
Etymology 3
Alteration of (l).
Verb
(spil)
(US, dialect, ambitransitive) spoil.
Anagrams
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piling
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A structural support comprised of a length of wood, steel, or other construction material.
The act of heaping up.
(ironworking) The process of building up, heating, and working fagots or piles, to form bars, etc.
Verb
(head)
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