spoilation

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He said that a rapid course of spoilation was going on in the outskirts of the forest, and the effect of it would soon be felt in the flow of the Hudson.

From Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 4, January 26, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various

"Civilization is a development through blood and spoilation," the architect remarked.

From The City of Domes : a walk with an architect about the courts and palaces of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, with a discussion of its architecture, its sculpture, its mural decorations, its coloring and its lighting, preceded by a history of its growth by Barry, John D. (John Daniel)

The national pride, if not the material interests involved, would not permit the government to submit to such destruction or spoilation without making every possible effort to prevent it.

From Forty-Six Years in the Army by Schofield, John M.

Forgotten in the midst of this excitement, I sat alone and watched the work of spoilation.

From A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas by Loviot, Fanny

They not only perfectly satisfied the soldiers everywhere, but revolutionized the opinion of both Houses of Congress, and thus saved the public domain from the wholesale spoilation that had threatened it.

From Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 by Julian, George W.