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   spoke

   /spəʊk/

   noun

   • 1. each of the bars or wire rods connecting the centre of a wheel to its outer edge.
   • ▪ each of a set of radial handles projecting from a ship's wheel.
   • ▪ each of the metal rods in an umbrella to which the material is attached.

   Word Origin Old Englishspāca, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch speek, German Speiche, from the base of spike1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. spoked adjective
   • 2. spokewise adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

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