English
Pronunciation
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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�ɪlz|-�ɪlz
Noun
spoils (plural only; not used in singular form)
#That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty.
#:"Gentle gales, Fanning their odoriferous wings, dispense Native perfumes, and whisper whence they stole Those balmy spoils." —Milton.
#Public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage; -- commonly in the plural; as
#:to the victor belong the spoils
Verb
spoils
- third-person singular of|spoil
#:Milk spoils when left out too long.
webster
Category:English pluralia tantum
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