SPIKE (2)

spike (2). Spike, v.t. to fasten, set or spoil with spikes

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Spike, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spiked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Spiking.] 1. 1. To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails; as, to spike down planks.
2. 2. To set or furnish with spikes.
3. 3. To fix on a spike. Young.
4. 4. To stop the vent of (a gun or cannon) by driving a spike nail, or the like into it.