to plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; -- with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil one of his goods or possession.-to seize by violence;; to take by force; to plunder.-to cause to decay and perish; to corrput; to vitiate; to mar.-to render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin; to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have the crops spoiled by insects; to spoil the eyes by reading.-to practice plunder or robbery.-to lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay; as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather.-that which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty.-public offices and their emoluments regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage; -- commonly in the plural; as to the victor belong the spoils.-that which is gained by strength or effort.-the act or practice of plundering; robbery; aste.-corruption; cause of corruption.-the slough, or cast skin, of a serpent or other animal.