spilingn.1
/ˈspʌɪlɪŋ/ The action of driving in spiles; also, spiles collectively.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > [noun] > other building or constructing equipment
centry1398
centrels1415
cintern1442
centre1470
centring1671
cocket centre1827
striking-plate1837
spiling1841
erector1895
drain layer1915
telltale1922
runner1970
society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > [noun] > building foundations > with piles
piling1347
pallification1624
pile-work1702
pile-driving1809
spiling1841
1841 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 4 293 The spiling and cribs averaging each six inches thick.
1841 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 4 293 A..general idea of the mode of spiling and cribbing through the sand.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
spilingn.2
/ˈspʌɪlɪŋ/ (See quots.)
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > [noun] > planking > a plank > dimensions of curve of
spoiling1794
spiling1846
1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. 291 Spilings, in shipbuilding, the dimensions of the curve or sny of a plank's edge. They are commonly measured by means of a rule-staff fastened for this purpose on the ship's timbers.
1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 150 Spilings, the dimensions taken from a straight line, a mould's edge, or rule-staff, to any given line or edge.
1894 Outing 24 21/2 To take the spiling for shaping the planks, care and patience are required.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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