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Definitions for Spud

[1] Informal . a potato.
[2] a spadelike instrument, especially one with a narrow blade, as for digging up or cutting the roots of weeds.
[3] a chisellike tool for removing bark.
[4] a pointed leg or stake for staying or supporting dredging or earth-boring machinery.
[5] a short pipe, as for connecting a water pipe with a meter.
[6] 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.
[7] to remove with a spud.
[8] spud in , to set up earth-boring equipment, especially for drilling an oil well.
[9] an informal word for potato (def. 1)
[10] a narrow-bladed spade for cutting roots, digging up weeds, etc
[11] Also called: spudder a tool, resembling a chisel, for removing bark from trees
[12] (tr) to remove (bark) or eradicate (weeds) with a spud
[13] (intr) to drill the first foot of an oil-well

Words related to Spud

potato, tater

Words nearby Spud

sprung rhythm, spry, spt, spt., spuc, spud, spud island, spud-bashing, spudder, spuddle, spue

Origin of Spud

1400–50; late Middle English spudde short knife < ?

Word origin for Spud

C15 spudde short knife, of unknown origin; applied later to a digging tool, and hence to a potato

Synonyms for Spud

potato, tater