4 definitions found 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. [1913 Webster] My spud these nettles from the stone can part. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. A dagger. [Obs.] --Holland. [1913 Webster] 3. Anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough boiled in fat. [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster] 4. A potato. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: spud n 1: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland [syn: {potato}, {white potato}, {Irish potato}, {murphy}, {tater}] 2: a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds [syn: {stump spud}] v 1: initiate onsite drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The well was spudded in April" 2: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" [syn: {shoot}, {germinate}, {pullulate}, {bourgeon}, {burgeon forth}, {sprout}] [also: {spudding}, {spudded}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 19 Moby Thesaurus words for "spud": Irish potato, Kraut, aubergine, beans, cabbage, eggplant, greens, legumes, love apple, mad apple, pieplant, potato, potherbs, produce, rhubarb, tater, tomato, vegetables, white potato From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]: SPUD Storage Pedestal Upgrade Disk / Drive
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