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  • 21spile — n. & v. n. 1 a wooden peg or spigot. 2 a large timber or pile for driving into the ground. 3 US a small spout for tapping the sap from a sugar maple etc. v.tr. make a spike hole in (a cask etc.) in order to draw off liquid. Etymology: MDu., MLG …

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  • 22soft spile — In beer making, a wooden peg driven into a cask to allow carbon dioxide to escape during secondary fermentation • • • Main Entry: ↑spile …

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  • 23i-spile — …

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  • 24spilly — ˈspilē, li adjective ( er/ est) Etymology: spill (III) + y of wrought iron or steel : defective from spills …

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  • 25Cask ale — or cask conditioned beer is the term for unfiltered and unpasteurised beer which is conditioned (including secondary fermentation) and served from a cask, usually without additional nitrogen or carbon dioxide pressure. Cask ale may also be… …

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  • 27Shive — A shive is a wooden or plastic fitting used in ale casks. It is found on the curved side of the cask, arranged so that when the cask is on its side and the keystone is at the lowest part of the rim, the shive will be the highest point of the cask …

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  • 28(s)p(h)ē̆i-1 : (s)p(h)ī̆- —     (s)p(h)ē̆i 1 : (s)p(h)ī̆     English meaning: sharp, sharp stick     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘spitz, spitzes Holzstũck”     Note: extended with d, g, k, l, n, r, t     Material: 1. O.Ind. sphyá m. “chip of wood, staff, Spiere, rudder “; 2. O.H …

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  • 29spill´er — spill1 «spihl», verb, spilled or spilt, spill|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to let (liquid or any matter in loose pieces) run or fall: »to spill milk, to spill salt. 2. to scatter; disperse …

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  • 30spill´a|ble — spill1 «spihl», verb, spilled or spilt, spill|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to let (liquid or any matter in loose pieces) run or fall: »to spill milk, to spill salt. 2. to scatter; disperse …

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