(1):
(n.) A large stake driven into the ground as a support for some superstructure; a pile.
(2):
(v. t.) To supply with a spile or a spigot; to make a small vent in, as a cask.
(3):
(n.) A small tube or spout inserted in a tree for conducting sap, as from a sugar maple.
(4):
(n.) A small plug or wooden pin, used to stop a vent, as in a cask.