Hypertext Webster Gateway: "spud"
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) 1.7 (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}]
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