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Meanings of spile in anglès

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A column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure.

català
bonda
espanyol
tapón

A plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask.

bonda

Wooden or metal peg used to control the flow of gases or liquids through a hole.

Usage of spile in anglès
1
Spare the rod and spile the child, as the Good Book says.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
2
What you lost at the spile, you would gain at the bung.
A Plea for Captain John Brown / Read to the citizens of Concord,...
3
An' knowin' t' much might spile a boy for bein' a Secesher.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 / A Magaz...
4
Then I think of the spile and wrest it from the tree trunk.
Catching Fire
5
It's hard in the law to spile a man, I think.
A Tale of Two Cities
6
Faix, an' I've half a mind to; but it would spile my dinner.
Ungava
7
By wiggling and adjusting the spile, we get a thin stream running out.
Catching Fire
8
But 'twould'nt do to give 'um edukation, for they'd just spile society-they would!
Our World; Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter
9
Peeta's found a good vein and the water begins to gush from the spile.
Catching Fire
10
Well, dis niggah will try to spile yo' purty plan.
The Kentucky Ranger
11
Will ye let all that good stuff spile down yonder?
The Fourth Watch
12
But if ye lick 'em too much, ye spile 'em.
The Fourth Watch
13
It's hard enough to kill him, but it's wery hard to spile him, sir.
A Tale of Two Cities
14
Didn't I break his spurit; didn't I spile his sleep!
Lucretia — Volume 04
15
But I shall spile your floor, ef I do.
The New Penelope, and Other Stories and Poems
16
My fingers fumble at my belt and find the spile still hanging from its vine.
Catching Fire
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