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spud Definition


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spud
noun
    1. colloq
      A potato.
    2. A small narrow digging tool with a chisel-shaped blade that is used for pulling up weeds, etc.
verb spudded, spudding
    1. To pull up (weeds) using a spud.
    2. To start drilling an oil-well by boring a hole in the seabed.
      Form: spud in (also)
Etymology: 14c as spudde short knife.



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