SPOILS
/spɔɪlz/
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Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
/spɔɪlz/
verb
- To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour.
- To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions; to rob, despoil.
- To plunder, pillage (a city, country etc.).
- To carry off (goods) by force; to steal.
- To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use.
noun
- That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty.
- Public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage.“To the victor belong the spoils.”
Source: Wiktionary
