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spill1 Austral the declaring of several political jobs vacant when one higher up becomes so spill2 a small peg or rod made of metal spill [spil] (engineering) The accidental release of some material, such as nuclear material or oil, from a container. (nucleonics) The accidental release of radioactive material.
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Yet suicide, quick or slow, a sudden spill or a gradual oozing away through the years, is the price John Barleycorn exacts. He dressed in haste, and as though carrying his cup full of wrath, and fearing to spill any over, fearing to lose with his wrath the energy necessary for the interview with his wife, he went into her room directly he heard she was up. It appeared that two light- footed soldiers had been teasing a huge, bearded man, causing him to spill coffee upon his blue knees. |
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