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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPOILING

ppr. 1. Plundering; pillaging; corrupting; rendering useless.
2. Wasting; decaying.

SPOILING

n.Plunder; waste.

New American Oxford Dictionary

spoiling tactics

spoil |ing tac |tics ▶plural noun a strategy designed to obstruct or prevent the success of a project, opponent, etc.: the home side, frustrated by the Wasps' strong defence, resorted to spoiling tactics.

Oxford Dictionary

spoiling tactics

spoil |ing tac |tics ▶plural noun a strategy designed to obstruct or prevent the success of a project, opponent, etc.: the home side, frustrated by the Wasps' strong defence, resorted to spoiling tactics.