Spudding

2 definitions found

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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spudding
       See {spud}