n. & v.
n. 1 each of the bars running from the hub to the rim of a wheel. 2 a rung of a ladder. 3 each radial handle of the wheel of a ship etc.
v.tr. 1 provide with spokes. 2 obstruct (a wheel etc.) by thrusting a spoke in. put a spoke in a person's wheel Brit. thwart or hinder a person. spoke-bone the radius of the forearm. spokewise adv.
[ OE spaca f. WG ]