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English

Etymology

Origin unknown.

Pronunciation

IPA: /spʌd/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ʌd|-ʌd

Noun

A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc.
potato
A hole in a sock.

Derived terms

Verb

To begin drilling an oil well.

Translations

slang: potato

French: patate#French|patate

Italian: patata

fa:spud fr:spud io:spud ru:spud fi:spud ta:spud te:spud vi:spud

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Spud \Spud\ (sp[u^]d), n. [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.
[1913 Webster]

My spud these nettles from the stone can part.
--Swift.
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2. A dagger. [Obs.] --Holland.
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3. Anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough
boiled in fat. [Local, U.S.]
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4. A potato. [Colloq.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

WordNet spud
n 1: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of
Ireland [syn: potato, white potato, Irish potato,
murphy, tater]
2: a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds [syn: {stump
spud}]
v 1: initiate onsite drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The
well was spudded in April"
2: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes
sprouted" [syn: shoot, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon,
burgeon forth, sprout]
[also: spudding, spudded]

Moby Dictionary
Irish potato , Kraut , aubergine , beans , cabbage , eggplant , greens ,
legumes , love apple , mad apple , pieplant , potato , potherbs ,
produce , rhubarb , tater , tomato , vegetables , white potato

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