SPOIL (2)

spoil (2). Spoil, n. plunder, waste, corruption, a slough

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Spoil (spoil), v. i. 1. 1. To practice plunder or robbery.
Outlaws, which, lurking in woods, used to break forth to rob and spoil. Spenser. 2. 2. To lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay; as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather.