spud.
A potato.
Meaning & usage
A potato.
A hole in a sock.
A type of short nut (fastener) threaded on both ends.
Anything short and thick.
A piece of dough boiled in fat.
A testicle.
A dagger.
A digging fork with three broad prongs.
A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc.
A barking spud; a long-handled tool for removing bark from logs.
A movable post through a sleeve in the hull of a work barge to anchor it to the bottom of a body of water.
A short central rod in a lighting fixture, for attachment to the light.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English spudde (“small knife”). Origin unknown; probably related to Danish spyd, Old Norse spjót (“spear”), German Spieß (“spear; spike; skewer”). Compare English spit (“sharp, pointed rod”). The use of the term for a potato perhaps first appeared in New Zealand and Australian dialect and slang.
To dig up weeds with a spud.
To begin drilling an oil well; to drill by moving the drill bit and shaft up and down, or by raising and dropping a bit.
To remove the roofing aggregate and most of the bituminous top coating by scraping and chipping.
To set up a recreational vehicle (RV) at a campsite, typically by leveling the RV and connecting it to electric, water, or sewer hookups.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English spudde (“small knife”). Origin unknown; probably related to Danish spyd, Old Norse spjót (“spear”), German Spieß (“spear; spike; skewer”). Compare English spit (“sharp, pointed rod”). The use of the term for a potato perhaps first appeared in New Zealand and Australian dialect and slang.
A game for three or more players, involving the gradual elimination of players by throwing and catching a ball.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English spudde (“small knife”). Origin unknown; probably related to Danish spyd, Old Norse spjót (“spear”), German Spieß (“spear; spike; skewer”). Compare English spit (“sharp, pointed rod”). The use of the term for a potato perhaps first appeared in New Zealand and Australian dialect and slang.
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