to fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork.
to fasten, as shores, with treenails.
A wooden block, the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.
A dark-skinned person; nig-nog.
One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support the roof of a mine.
A treenail to fasten the shores.
To drive piles into.
To provide (a barrel, tree etc.) with a spile.
To support by means of spiles.
spoil.
To plug (a hole) with a spile.
To draw off (a liquid) using a spile.
A pile; a post or girder.
A spigot or plug used to stop the hole in a barrel or cask.
A spout inserted in a maple (or other tree) to draw off sap.