spud : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: spud	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for spud
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spud n an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland Synonym(s): potato, white potato, Irish potato, murphy, spud, tater a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds Synonym(s): spud, stump spud v initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The well was spudded in April" produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" Synonym(s): shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout
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.]