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   Spud

   /spəd/

   

   noun

   • 1. a potato. informal
   • 2. a small, narrow spade for cutting the roots of plants, especially weeds.
   • 3. a short length of pipe that is used to connect two components or that takes the form of a projection from a fitting to which a pipe may be screwed: "a spud washer"
   • 4. a chisel-like tool, as for removing bark or digging into ice.

   verb

   • 1. dig up or cut (plants, especially weeds) with a spud.
   • 2. make the initial drilling for (an oil well).

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a short knife): of unknown origin. The sense ‘potato’ (dating from the mid 19th century) was originally slang and dialect.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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