Spikes

Examples

• All right now, sir, said the sailor, saluting; got the spikes out. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• The spikes had never looked so sharp and cruel, nor the bars so heavy, nor the prison space so gloomy and contracted. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• The turnkey laughed, and gave us good day, and stood laughing at us over the spikes of the wicket when we descended the steps into the street. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Formerly, the opening machines were simply cylinders armed with spikes, to which the cotton was led through nipping rollers, and then delivered in a loose, fluffy condition. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Everything was gone, walled in, with spikes on top of the walls, and one must ignominiously creep between the spiky walls through a labyrinth of life. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• These iron plates were usually cast in lengths of six feet, and they were secured to transverse wooden sleepers by spikes and oaken pegs. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• He returned carrying his jumping-shoes, which are provided, as you are aware, with several sharp spikes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• A still later invention, curved spring teeth, has been found far superior to spikes or disks in throwing up, separating and pulverising the soil. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The sun was bright upon the wall beyond the window, and on the spikes at top. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• The way out of court lay in that direction, and Jerry followed him, all eyes, ears, and spikes. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Well, returned Mr. Cruncher, going on again, and lifting off his hat to give his spikes free play, he's a tradesman. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• From time immemorial it has been customary to arm some sort of a frame with wooden or iron spikes to scratch the earth after the ploughing. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.

Edited by Edward