Spill (spĭl), n. [√170. Cf. Spell a splinter.] 1. A bit of wood split off; a splinter.
2. A slender piece of anything. Specifically: —
(a) A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask; a spile.
(b) A metallic rod or pin.
(c) A small roll of paper, or slip of wood, used as a lamplighter, etc.
(d) (Mining) One of the thick laths or poles driven horizontally ahead of the main timbering in advancing a level in loose ground.
3. A little sum of money. Ayliffe.