SPUD

spud, stump spud

(noun) a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds

potato, white potato, Irish potato, murphy, spud, tater

(noun) an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout

(verb) produce buds, branches, or germinate; “the potatoes sprouted”

spud

(verb) initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum; “The well was spudded in April”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

spud (plural spuds)

(informal) A potato. [from 1845]

(informal) A hole in a sock.

(plumbing) A type of short nut (fastener) threaded on both ends.

(obsolete) Anything short and thick.

(obsolete, US, dialect) A piece of dough boiled in fat.

(slang, usually, in the plural) A testicle.

(obsolete) A dagger. [from mid-15th c.]

A digging fork with three broad prongs.

A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc. [From 1660s.]

A barking spud; a long-handled tool for removing bark from logs.

Synonym: mut

Verb

spud (third-person singular simple present spuds, present participle spudding, simple past and past participle spudded)

(drilling) To begin drilling an oil well; to drill by moving the drill bit and shaft up and down, or by raising and dropping a bit.

(roofing) To remove the roofing aggregate and most of the bituminous top coating by scraping and chipping.

(camping) To set up a recreational vehicle (RV) at a campsite, typically by leveling the RV and connecting it to electric, water, and/or sewer hookups.

Proper noun

spud

A game for three or more players, involving the gradual elimination of players by throwing and catching a ball.

Anagrams

• Dsup, PDUs, PSDU, UDPs, dups, puds

Source: Wiktionary

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Spud, n. Etym: [Cf. Dan. spyd a spear.]

1. A sharp, narrow spade, usually with a long handle, used by farmers for digging up large-rooted weeds; a similarly shaped implement used for various purposes. My spud these nettles from the stone can part. Swyft.

2. A dagger. [Obs.] olland.

3. Anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough boiled in fat. [Local, U.S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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