Is there an absence of a logical link between 'Gradually, spike one's guns came to mean `frustrate the enemy by blocking his intended plan of action.' and '"Frustrate the enemy by blocking his intended plan of action" was known as spiking one's guns.'
Gradually, spike one's guns came to mean `frustrate the enemy by blocking his intended plan of action.###"Frustrate the enemy by blocking his intended plan of action" was known as spiking one's guns.