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spoil

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Word definitions for spoil in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy" the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate" [syn: spoiling , spoilage ] the act of stripping ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spoil \Spoil\ (spoil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spoiled (spoild) or Spoilt (spoilt); p. pr. & vb. n. Spoiling .] [F. spolier, OF. espoillier, fr. L. spoliare, fr. spolium spoil. Cf. Despoil , Spoliation .] To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (Also in plural: '''spoils''') plunder taken from an enemy or victim. 2 (context uncountable English) Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredge. tailings. vb. 1 (context transitive archaic English) ...

Usage examples of spoil.

One corner of the bundle, wrapped solidly, had abraded to threads, but had not spoiled.

When figure 188 is examined, it will be noticed that the recurve is spoiled by the appendage abutting upon it between the shoulders at a right angle, so it must also be classified with the tented arches.

An appendage abutting upon a loop at right angles between the shoulders is considered to spoil the loop, while an appendage which flows off smoothly is considered to leave the recurve intact.

There are three loop formations, each one of which is spoiled by an appendage abutting upon its recurve between the shoulders at a right angle.

It cannot be classified as a whorl as the only recurve is spoiled by the appendage abutting upon it at the point of contact with the line of flow.

Romulus, more than a thousand years before, had ascended the Capitoline Mount on foot, bearing in his arms the spoil of Acron, and his example had been followed by a long line of Roman heroes.

Dred Scott decision in,--a niche which would have been spoiled by adopting the amendment.

A few moments later Aristarchi had placed her in his boat, the heavy bundle of spoils lay at her feet, and the craft shot swiftly from the door of the house of the Agnus Dei.

Aye, Alienor was certain that Duncan knew much of steal-ing and spoiling women.

If one should be spoiled, it is better to allow it to stand over for assaying along with the next batch.

The more popular support the Ottoman rulers garnered through the ages, the more they sought to sustain their authoritarianism without resort to force, but instead by building bridges to key sectors of the societies they ruled, by allowing others to share in the spoils and by never totally vanquishing their opponents, but instead always leaving them a way out so that they might one day be turned into friends.

We like to watch the relief spread through our groups when we reassure them that they cannot spoil their babies with love and attention, especially during the first year, and that they should feel free to fully indulge and enjoy their babies during this time.

Mothers of fussy, uncomfortable infants tend to worry a lot about spoiling because their babies require enormous 28 29 We urge Jessica not to continue trying to go it alone.

They were intoxicated by his wealth and power: his treasury, the Beit el Mai, held gold, jewels and millions in specie, the spoils of his conquests and the sack of the principal cities of the Nile.

After the French returned home Ducasse reserved all the negroes for himself, and many of the freebooters who had taken part in the expedition, exasperated by such a division of the spoil, deserted the governor and resorted to buccaneering on their own account.