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spoke1

Pronunciation: /spəʊk/
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Definition of spoke

noun

  • each of the bars or wire rods connecting the centre of a wheel to its outer edge.
  • each of a set of radial handles projecting from a ship’s wheel.
  • each of the metal rods in an umbrella to which the material is attached.

Phrases

put a spoke in someone's wheel

British prevent someone from carrying out a plan.

Derivatives

spoked

adjective
[in combination]:a wire-spoked wheel

Origin:

Old English spāca, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch speek, German Speiche, from the base of spike1

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