SPOILS

spoils

Noun

  1. That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty.
    "Gentle gales, Fanning their odoriferous wings, dispense Native perfumes, and whisper whence they stole Those balmy spoils." —Milton.
  2. Public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage; -- commonly in the plural; as
    to the victor belong the spoils

Verb

spoils

Milk spoils when left out too long.


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