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spoils Noun, pl 1. valuables seized during war 2. the rewards and benefits of having political power Spoils goods acquired by confiscation or seized by force. Examples: spoils of the city, c. 1300; of the continent, 1774; of time, 1750; of war, 1697.
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| "If water spoils pumpkins," observed Jack, with a deep sigh, "then my days are numbered. When each of the combatants had borne off sufficient spoils of hair from the head of her antagonist, the next rage was against the garments. LITTLE Benjamin said, "It spoils people's clothes to squeeze under a gate; the proper way to get in, is to climb down a pear tree. |
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