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Definition spud

Etymology

From Middle English spudde (“small knife”). Origin unknown; probably related to Danish spyd, Old Norse spjót (“spear”), German Spieß (“spear; spike; skewer”). Compare English spit (“sharp, pointed rod”).

Noun

spud (plural spuds)

  1. (obsolete) A dagger. [from mid-15th c.]
  2. A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc. [From 1660s.]
  3. (tools) A barking spud; a long-handled tool for removing bark from logs.
  4. (informal) A potato. [from 1845]
  5. A hole in a sock.
  6. (plumbing) A type of short nut (fastener) threaded on both ends.
  7. (obsolete) Anything short and thick.
  8. (obsolete, US, dialectal) A piece of dough boiled in fat.
  9. (slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.

Verb

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

  1. (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.
  2. (roofing) To remove the roofing aggregate and most of the bituminous top coating by scraping and chipping.
  3. (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

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

Results 398 Words with the letters SPUD

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9 letter words with the letters SPUD 
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6 letter words with the letters SPUD 
CUPIDS 14
CUSPED 14
CUSPID 14
DRUPES 11
DUPERS 11
DUSTUP 12
PAUSED 11
PERDUS 11
POUNDS 12
PRUDES 11
PSEUDO 11
PSEUDS 11
PULSED 12
PURDAS 11
PURSED 11
PUSHED 13
SENDUP 12
SOUPED 11
SPUMED 14
STUPID 11
SUPPED 14
UPENDS 12
UPSEND 12
UPSIDE 11
5 letter words with the letters SPUD 
DUMPS 13
DUPES 10
PSEUD 10
SPUDS 10
SPUED 10
UPDOS 10
4 letter words with the letters SPUD 
DUPS 9
PUDS 9
SPUD 9
3 letter words with the letters SPUD 
DUP 8
PUD 8
PUS 7
SUP 7
UPS 7
2 letter words with the letters SPUD 
UP 6
US 3

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