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
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
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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