spoils
spoils
englantisotasaalis, ryöstösaalis
Esimerkkejä:
the spoils of war
Liittyvät sanat: pillage, loot, plunder, booty
Englannin sanakirja
spoils englanniksi
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.
Public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage.
To the victor belong the spoils.
(en-third-person singular of)
Milk spoils when left out too long.