Sile

·noun Filth; sediment.

II. Sile ·noun A young or small herring.

III. Sile ·noun A sieve with fine meshes.

IV. Sile ·vt To strain, as fresh milk.

V. Sile ·vi To Drop; to Flow; to Fall.

sile
1) to sile down, to fall to the bottom, or subside. N. and Lincoln. 2) filth, because it usually si...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
sile-dish
a milk-strainer. North. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose