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spud

  [spuhd] ,noun, verb, spud⋅ded, spud⋅ding.
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–noun
1. Informal. a potato.
2. a spadelike instrument, esp. one with a narrow blade, as for digging up or cutting the roots of weeds.
3. a chisellike tool for removing bark.
4. a pointed leg or stake for staying or supporting dredging or earth-boring machinery.
5. a short pipe, as for connecting a water pipe with a meter.
6. Surgery. an instrument having a dull flattened blade for removing substances or foreign bodies from certain parts of the body, as wax from the ear.
–verb (used with object)
7. to remove with a spud.
—Verb phrase
8. spud in, to set up earth-boring equipment, esp. for drilling an oil well.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME spudde short knife < ?
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Slang Dictionary
spud [spəd]

  1. n.
    a potato. : Mashed spuds are the best of all.
  2. n.
    vodka. (Presumed to be made from potatoes.) : She keeps a big jug of spud in the reefer and drinks it like water.
  3. n.
    a vodka drunkard. : That silly spud thinks we can't smell what's on her breath.
  4. n.
    a short person. (Also a term of address.) : He can jump pretty high for a spud.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

spud 
c.1440 "small or poor knife," of uncertain origin probably related to Dan. spyd, O.N. spjot "spear," Ger. Spiess "spear, lance"). Meaning "spade" is from 1667; sense of "short or stumpy person or thing" is from 1687; that of "potato" is first recorded 1845 in New Zealand English.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: spud
Pronunciation: 'sp&d
Function: noun
: any of various small surgical instruments with a shape resembling that of a spade spud to remove a foreign object from the eye> spud for removal of wax>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

spud (spŭd)
n.
A blunt triangular knife used for removing foreign bodies from the cornea.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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