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spile [spīl] (mining engineering) A temporary lagging driven ahead on levels in loose ground. A short piece of plank sharpened flatwise and used for driving into watery strata as sheet piling to assist in checking the flow of water. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Spare the rod and spile the child, as the Good Book says. Oh, Harvey, don't you spile the catch by lettin' on. I'd sooner by half, though I lose by it, see a man tear his clothes a' purpose to spile 'em before they come to me, than find him snivelling. |
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