[spuhd] 
,noun, verb, spud⋅ded, spud⋅ding.| 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. |
| 7. | to remove with a spud. |
| 8. | spud in, to set up earth-boring equipment, esp. for drilling an oil well. |
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spud (spŭd)
n.
A blunt triangular knife used for removing foreign bodies from the cornea.
