spoke 1
/spohk/ , v.
1. a pt. of speak .
2. Nonstandard. a pp. of speak .
3. Archaic , a pp. of speak .
spoke 2
— spokeless , adj.
/spohk/ , n. , v. , spoked, spoking .
n.
1. one of the bars, rods, or rungs radiating from the hub or nave of a wheel and supporting the rim or felloe.
2. something that resembles the spoke of a wheel.
3. a handlelike projection from the rim of a wheel, as a ship's steering wheel.
4. a rung of a ladder.
v.t.
5. to fit or furnish with or as with spokes.
[ bef. 900; ME; OE spaca; c. D speek, G Speiche ]