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