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Pronunciation : Spoke
Definition : Defn: imp. of Speak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Spoke
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. spoke, spake, AS, spaca; akin to D. speek, LG. speke, OHG. speihha, G. speiche. sq. root170. Cf. Spike a nail.]
Definition : 1. The radius or ray of a wheel; one of the small bars which are inserted in the hub, or nave, and which serve to support the rim or felly.

2. (Naut.)

Defn: A projecting handle of a steering wheel.

3. A rung, or round, of a ladder.

4. A contrivance for fastening the wheel of a vehicle, to prevent it from turning in going down a hill. To put a spoke in one's wheel, to thwart or obstruct one in the execution of some design.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Spoke
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To furnish with spokes, as a wheel.

t. [imp. & p. p. Spoked; p. pr. & vb. n. Spoking.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913