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• spoilfive — /spoyl fuyv /, n. Cards. a game played by two to ten persons having five cards each. [1830 40; SPOIL + FIVE] * * * …   Universalium

• spoilsport — /spoyl spawrt , spohrt /, n. a person whose selfish or unsportsmanlike attitudes or actions spoil the pleasure of others, as in a game or social gathering. [1815 25; from phrase spoil the sport] * * * …   Universalium

• spoilfive — /spoyl fuyv /, n. Cards. a game played by two to ten persons having five cards each. [1830 40; SPOIL + FIVE] * * * spoilˈfive noun A card game drawn or spoiled if no player wins three out of five tricks • • • Main Entry: ↑spoil …   Useful english dictionary

• Ainscough — is an old Lancashire family name, also spelled Ayscough, Askew or Ascough. OriginsIt is thought that the name is derived from the Norse words ask skog . Although other sources suggest that Aiskew is a corruption of the words Eiki Skogr… …   Wikipedia

• despoil — despoiler, n. despoilment, n. /di spoyl /, v.t. to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage. [1175 1225; ME despoilen < OF despoillier < L despoliare to strip, rob, plunder, equiv. to de DE + spoliare to plunder; see… …   Universalium

• spoil — spoilable, adj. spoilless, adj. /spoyl/, v., spoiled or spoilt, spoiling, n. v.t. 1. to damage severely or harm (something), esp. with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the …   Universalium

• despoil — /dəˈspɔɪl / (say duh spoyl) verb (t) to strip of possessions; rob; plunder; pillage. {Middle English despoile(n), from Old French despoillier, from Latin dēspoliāre plunder, rob} –despoiler, noun –despoilment, noun …  

• spoil — [c]/spɔɪl / (say spoyl) verb (spoiled or spoilt, spoiling) –verb (t) 1. to damage or impair (a thing) irreparably as to excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: to spoil a sheet of paper. 2. to impair in character or disposition by unwise treatment,… …  

• spoil ground — /ˈspɔɪl graʊnd/ (say spoyl grownd) noun Nautical a charted area designated for the deposit of dredgings …  

• spoil heap — /ˈspɔɪl hip/ (say spoyl heep) noun the pile of earth, stones, etc., produced by an archaeological excavation …