▪ I. spiling, vbl. n.1
(ˈspaɪlɪŋ)
[f. spile v.3]
The action of driving in spiles; also, spiles collectively.
| 1841 Civil Eng. & Arch. Jrnl. IV. 293 The spiling and cribs averaging each six inches thick. Ibid., A..general idea of the mode of spiling and cribbing through the sand. |
▪ II. spiling, vbl. n.2
(ˈspaɪlɪŋ)
[Origin obscure; found earlier as spoiling vbl. n.2]
(See quots.)
| 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. c 1850 Rudim. Navig. (Weale) 150 Spilings, the dimensions taken from a straight line, a mould's edge, or rule-staff, to any given line or edge. 1894 Outing XXIV. 21/2 To take the spiling for shaping the planks, care and patience are required. |
| attrib. 1869 E. J. Reed Shipbuild. xx. 457 The edges of plating..are marked upon these moulds, and spiling lines..are given out with them. 1894 Outing XXIV. 21/2 The spiling staff or batten is cut..the length of the gunwale line and four or five inches wide. |