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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]