1. spoils - Noun
2. spoils - Verb
That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty.
Waste material left over in the course of excavation, construction, mining, or dredging operations.
e.g., dredging spoils
Public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage.
To the victor belong the spoils.
spoils
third-person singular simple present indicative of spoil
Milk spoils when left out too long.
The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind. W. Somerset Maugham
I think it's bad to talk about one's present work, for it spoils something at the root of the creative act. It discharges the tension. Norman Mailer
The victor belongs to the spoils. F. Scott Fitzgerald
One falsehood spoils a thousand truths. Ghana Proverb
One scabby sheep spoils a flock. Italian Proverb
A little gall spoils much honey. Portuguese Proverb