Spud Definition

spŭd
spudded, spudding, spuds
noun
spuds
Any of various sharp, spadelike or chisel-like tools used for rooting out weeds, stripping off bark, etc.
Webster's New World
A potato.
Webster's New World
A short section of pipe or a threaded fitting that completes a connection, as between a longer pipe and a nozzle, valve, or meter.
American Heritage
A hole in a sock.
Wiktionary
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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verb
spudded, spudding
To remove with a sharp spadelike tool.
American Heritage
To dig, strip, drill, etc. with or as with a spud.
Webster's New World
To begin drilling operations on.
Spud an oil well.
American Heritage

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

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Singular:
spud
Plural:
spuds

Origin of Spud

  • Origin unknown; probably related to Danish spyd, Old Norse spjót (“spear").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English spudde short knife

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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