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Unspike

Unspike \Un*spike"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + spike.] To remove a spike from, as from the vent of a cannon.

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unspike

vb. To remove a spike from.

Usage examples of "unspike".

A mass of men was coming down the road, unarmed, unspiked, no rifles visible: prisoners.

However the conversation in the next half hour grew sour in Grant's mouth and ears, unspiked by sensual desire and the urge for sexual conquest.

A less common species, Bartsia viscosa, is found in marshes and damp places- the flowers are yellow, and might be mistaken for Yellow Rattle, from which it may be easily distinguished by its solitary, unspiked, yellowflowers, and by being covered with clammy down.