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And to think, just a few years ago, you were the Spiling Bea champyun at the mainstream LAUSD school in your area, where they taught you to be "UH-MARY-CAN."
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Their win was all the more remarkable because of what their T-shirts said: "Spiling Expirts."
unknown title 2009
peerless62 commented on the word Spiling
I checked all the dictionaries listed in Wordnikfor spilin, and all definitions related to plugs used for various purposes. For reference, elsewhere in Wordnik, see sny, it is implied that spiling represents the sheer of a ships hull. This is definitely an error. Dictionary.com did use the word "spoil" to describe "Spiling". While I have never been able to connect "spoil" as a source word for spile, it at least provides a good visual for what happens to a board that has been spiled, and then gotten out in a shape that will fit on the hull as required. Spiling is a process that allows one to transfer shape information from the hull to a board via a batten. The secret to using a batten for this purpose follows understanding that the batten anticipates the sny that the newly gotten out plank will experience when the plank is hung on the hull. These terms have been in use in the construction of wooden hulls since before 1711.
March 10, 2010