Spoke
A spoke is one of some number of rods radiating from the center of a wheel (the hub where the axle connects), connecting the hub with the round traction surface.
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Famous quotes containing the word spoke:
“ ...He spoke to his wife in the door, Let me see,
Mame, we dont know any good berrying place?
It was all he could do to keep a straight face.”
—Robert Frost (18741963)
“Youll have me over the cliff, he exclaimed hardly ever yet putting out his strength against her.
And so I will, by the help of God. Now think of her! Now think of her! And as she spoke she pressed him backwards towards his fall.”
—Anthony Trollope (18151882)
“A Stranger came to the door at eve,
And he spoke the bridegroom fair.
He bore a green-white stick in his hand,
And, for all burden, care.”
—Robert Frost (18741963)