SPILLER


Meaning of SPILLER in English

I. spill·er ˈspilə(r) noun

( -s )

Etymology: spill (I) + -er

1. : one that spills

2. : a bowl that results in a strike despite an inaccurate hit

II. spiller noun

( -s )

Etymology: alteration of speller (II)

archaic : a branchlet on a deer's palm

III. spil·ler ˈspilə(r) noun

( -s )

Etymology: Irish Gaelic spilēar

1. : a fishing line with many hooks

2. : the final enclosure of a fish trap from which fishes are brailed into the fishing boat

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