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spoke1 definition

spoke (spōk)

noun

  1. any of the braces or bars extending between the hub and the rim of a wheel
  2. a ladder rung
  3. any of the grips or handholds fixed along the rim of a ship's steering wheel

Etymology: ME < OE spaca, akin to Ger speiche: see spike

transitive verb spoked, spoking spok′·ing

to equip with or as with spokes
spoke2 definition

spoke (spōk)

intransitive verb, transitive verb

Archaic speak

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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