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Definition of Spiking
1. spike [v] - See also: spike
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spiking
Literary usage of Spiking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical Track Work by Kenneth L. Van Auken (1915)
"spiking—A foreman can obtain good spiking only by very careful supervision ...
Gage Spikers—When spiking, the tie is held up against the rail by the nipper ..."
2. Practical Track Work by Kenneth L. Van Auken (1915)
"spiking—A foreman can obtain good spiking only by very careful supervision ...
Gage Spikers—When spiking, the tie is held up against the rail by the nipper ..."
3. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"... of three guns, spiking them up, breaking the carriages, and bringing out a
very fine Spanish copper-bottomed brig, pierced for twelve guns. ..."
4. Practical Track Work by Kenneth L. Van Auken (1916)
"I spiking—A foreman can obtain good spiking only by very careful supervision and
training of the men. Spikes should always be driven perpendicular to the ..."
5. Indian Wars of New England by Herbert Milton Sylvester (1910)
"... driven by the wind into the "grand battery," created such a panic among the
French that they at once abandoned it, spiking their guns before they went, ..."
6. Indian Wars of New England by Herbert Milton Sylvester (1910)
"... driven by the wind into the "grand battery," created such a panic among the
French that they at once abandoned it, spiking their guns before they went, ..."
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