Spike \Spike\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spiked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Spiking.]
1. To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails; as, to spike
down planks.
2. To set or furnish with spikes.
3. To fix on a spike. [R.]
--Young.
4. To stop the vent of (a gun or cannon) by driving a spike
nail, or the like into it.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |