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piles

/paɪlz/ noun B1
  1. Haemorrhoids. · Many women get piles when pregnant.
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Allan, most earnestly, but I didn’t shut my eyes to pray, for I knew the only way God could save me was to let the flat float close enough to one of the bridge piles for me to climb up on it.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 224 · C1
You know the piles are just old tree trunks and there are lots of knots and old branch stubs on them.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 224 · C1
“I climbed up on one of the piles,” explained Anne wearily, “and Gilbert Blythe came along in Mr.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 228 · C1
On the table lay two banknotes for ten pounds each and seventeen pounds ten in silver and gold, the money arranged in little piles of varying amount.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 4 · C1

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