From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Spud \Spud\ (sp[u^]d), n. [Cf. Dan. spyd a spear.]
1. A sharp, narrow spade, usually with a long handle, used by
farmers for digging up large-rooted weeds; a similarly
shaped implement used for various purposes.
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My spud these nettles from the stone can part.
--Swift.
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2. A dagger. [Obs.] --Holland.
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3. Anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough
boiled in fat. [Local, U.S.]
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4. A potato. [Colloq.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spud
n 1: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of
Ireland [syn: {potato}, {white potato}, {Irish potato},
{murphy}, {spud}, {tater}]
2: a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds [syn:
{spud}, {stump spud}]
v 1: initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The well
was spudded in April"
2: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
[syn: {shoot}, {spud}, {germinate}, {pullulate}, {bourgeon},
{burgeon forth}, {sprout}]
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]:
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