spoke gage (spookgaj)

A device for testing the set of spokes in a hub. It consists of a mandrel with conical sleeves, which bear upon the ends of the boxing, and hold the hub true while the distance of the spokes is tested by the gage-pin in the staff. E. H. Knight, A lathe for turn 41. Ruin; ruination. Company, villanous company, hath been the spoil of me. Shak., 1 Hen. IV., iii. 3. 11. They put too much learning in their things now o' days; and that I fear will be the spoil of this. B. Jonson, Bartholomew Fair, v. 1. 5. An object of pillage or spoliation; a thing to be preyed upon; a prey. The Welsh-men, growing confident upon this Succe , break into the Borders of Here ford shire, making Spoil and Prey of the Country as freely as if they had Leave to do it. Baker , Chronicles, p. 160. Oh, Greece! thy flourishing cities were a spoil Unto each other. Bryant, The Ages. 6. Waste material, as that obtained in mining, quarrying, excavating canals, making railway cuttings, etc. Compare spoil - bank. or that which spoils. (a) A plunderer; a pillager; a robber. The anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them. Judges ii. 14. (b) One who or that which impairs, mars, or decays. Unchanged, the graven wonders pay No tribute to the spoiler Time. Whittier, The Rock in El Ghor. spoil-five (spoil'fiv), n. A round game of cards, played with the whole pack, by from three to ten persons, each receiving eiving five cards. Three ing irregular forms, especially adapted for turning spokes, gun-stocks, handles, etc. spoken (spō'kn), p. a. [Pp. of speak.] 1. Ut tered; oral: opposed to written.-2. Speaking: in composition: as, a civil - spoken man. The pleasantest - spoken gentleman you ever heard. Dickens, Christmas Carol, iv.