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| spoke [ spōk ] (plural spokes) |
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1. supporting rod for wheel rim: a bar or rod that extends from the hub of a wheel to support or brace the rim
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2. knob on ship's wheel: a knob that sticks out from the rim of a ship's wheel
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3. rung: a rung of a ladder
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| [ Old English spāca< Indo-European, "pointed object"] |
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  spoked adjective |
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