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spud |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spud \Spud\, n. A potato. [Colloq.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spud \Spud\, 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. My spud these nettles from the stone can part --Swyft. 2. A dagger. [Obs.] --olland. 3. Anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough boiled in fat. [Local, U.S.] From WordNet r 1.6 [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 : produce buds, branches, or germinate; of plants [syn: {shoot}, {germinate}, {pullulate}, {bourgeon}, {burgeon forth}, {sprout}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: SPUD Storage Pedestal Upgrade Disk / Drive
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