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spud
[ spuhd ]
noun
- Informal. a potato.
- a spadelike instrument, especially one with a narrow blade, as for digging up or cutting the roots of weeds.
- a chisel-like tool for removing bark.
- a pointed leg or stake for staying or supporting dredging or earth-boring machinery.
- a short pipe, as for connecting a water pipe with a meter.
- Surgery. an instrument having a dull flattened blade for removing substances or foreign bodies from certain parts of the body, as wax from the ear.
verb (used with object)
- to remove with a spud.
verb phrase
- to set up earth-boring equipment, especially for drilling an oil well.
spud
/ spʌd /
noun
- an informal word for potato
- a narrow-bladed spade for cutting roots, digging up weeds, etc
- Also calledspudder a tool, resembling a chisel, for removing bark from trees
verb
- tr to remove (bark) or eradicate (weeds) with a spud
- intr to drill the first foot of an oil-well
Word History and Origins
Origin of spud1
Word History and Origins
Origin of spud1
Example Sentences
She says they had to make do with ham, pickled onions and "a few spuds that my daughter had left over mashed up with frozen broccoli and cauliflower".
Tracy Bush, co-director of Provenance Potatoes in Kent, says poor weather has had a lot to do with the price of spuds going up in recent years.
Cedric Porter, a potato market expert, said the rise in spud prices had been "dramatic".
Cantwell is right to defend the spud against this line of attack.
As for “Chicken Shop Date,” the online series first began with Dimoldenberg interviewing grime artists over greasy chicken and deep fried spuds before doing the same with Hollywood celebrities.
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