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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spud /spʌd/USA pronunciation n. [countable][Informal.]- Informal Termsa potato.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spud (spud),USA pronunciation n., v., spud•ded, spud•ding.
n. - Informal Termsa potato.
- a spadelike instrument, esp. one with a narrow blade, as for digging up or cutting the roots of weeds.
- Buildinga chisellike tool for removing bark.
- Buildinga pointed leg or stake for staying or supporting dredging or earth-boring machinery.
- Buildinga short pipe, as for connecting a water pipe with a meter.
- Surgeryan instrument having a dull flattened blade for removing substances or foreign bodies from certain parts of the body, as wax from the ear.
v.t. - to remove with a spud.
- spud in, to set up earth-boring equipment, esp. for drilling an oil well.
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- late Middle English spudde short knife 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spud /spʌd/ n - an informal word for potato
- a narrow-bladed spade for cutting roots, digging up weeds, etc
vb (spuds, spudding, spudded)- (intransitive) to drill the first foot of an oil-well
Etymology: 15th Century spudde short knife, of unknown origin; applied later to a digging tool, and hence to a potato |