Read full poem →There's one spoilt spring to scant our mortal lot,
One season ruined of our little store.
Dictionary Entry
To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour.
Origin
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Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “spoilt”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →The great curled eyelids that withheld her eyes.
And sweet, but like spoilt gold,
The weight of colour in her tresses weighed.
Read full poem →and clever boy," who "would have been a very good boy had he not been
spoilt by his parents," meaning, of course, the Allans. They "allowed
him an extravagant amount of pocket-money, which enabled him to get into
Read full poem →Her lute-string gave an echo of his name,
She spoilt her half-done broidery with the same.
Read full poem →(Whilst Bats shall shriek and Dogs shall howling run)
The tea-kettle is spoilt and Coleridge is undone!