spile

A spile is a small wooden peg used to control the flow of carbon dioxide out of a cask of ale.Cask ale is served without externally-supplied carbon dioxide or nitrogen. The idea that it is served "flat" with no bubbles at all, though, is a misconception; properly conditioned cask ale contains bubbles of carbon dioxide generated by the natural action of the yeast living in the beer while it is transported and stored. In fact, the yeast will actually produce more carbon dioxide than is required, and it is for this reason that the cask is vented through the spile hole in the shive.
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Noun
1. a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
(synonym) pile, piling, stilt
(hypernym) column, pillar
(hyponym) sheet pile, sheath pile, sheet piling
2. a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask
(synonym) bung
(hypernym) plug, stopper, stopple
(part-holonym) barrel, cask

(v. t.)
To supply with a spile or a spigot; to make a small vent in, as a cask.
  

(n.)
A small tube or spout inserted in a tree for conducting sap, as from a sugar maple.
  

(n.)
A small plug or wooden pin, used to stop a vent, as in a cask.
  

(n.)
A large stake driven into the ground as a support for some superstructure; a pile.
  

Synonyms and related words:
bar, bind, block, block up, blockade, bung, caulk, check valve, chink, choke, choke off, choke up, clog, clog up, cock, congest, constipate, cork, cover, dam, dam up, faucet, fill, fill up, foul, jam, leg, lid, obstipate, obstruct, pack, pale, palisade, peg, picket, pile, pin, plug, plug up, sea cock, shank, spigot, spike, spill, stake, stanch, stay, stench, stop, stop up, stopgap, stopper, stopple, stuff, stuff up, tap, valve
  

spile /spail/
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