spud
noun
- 1
a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds
- 2
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
verb
- 1
produce buds, branches, or germinate
the potatoes sprouted
- 2
initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum
The well was spudded in April
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