SPILE

noun

1. A splinter.
2. A spigot or plug used to stop the hole in a barrel or cask.
3. A spout inserted in a maple (or other tree) to draw off sap.

verb

1. To plug (a hole) with a spile.
2. To draw off (a liquid) using a spile.
3. To provide (a barrel, tree etc.) with a spile.