spoils
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English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]spoils pl (plural only)
- That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage, booty.
- 1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC:
- Gentle gales, / Fanning their odoriferous wings, dispense / Native perfumes, and whisper whence they stole / Those balmy spoils.
- 2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:
- Mr Big threw a bundle each to his two trusty henchmen, Fingers and Thumbs. “There’s your share,” said the boss. The two men looked happy enough with their spoils.
- Waste material left over in the course of excavation, construction, mining, or dredging operations.
- dredging spoils
- 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.
Synonyms
[edit]- (that which is taken from another by violence): See Thesaurus:booty
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]that which is taken from another by violence
public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction.
See also
[edit]Verb
[edit]spoils
- third-person singular simple present indicative of spoil
- Milk spoils when left out too long.