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■ noun
1》 each of the bars or wire rods connecting the centre of a wheel to its rim.
2》 each of a set of radial handles projecting from a ship's wheel.
3》 each of the metal rods in an umbrella to which the material is attached.
Phrases
put a ~ in someone's wheel Brit. prevent someone from carrying out a plan.
Derivatives
-~d adjective
Origin
OE spāca , of W. Gmc origin, from the base of spike 1 .
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~ 2
past of speak .