spud
noun
[ spʌd ]
• a potato.
• a small, narrow spade for cutting the roots of plants, especially weeds.
• a short length of pipe that is used to connect two components or that takes the form of a projection from a fitting to which a pipe may be screwed.
• "a spud washer"
• a type of ice chisel.
spud
verb
• dig up or cut (plants, especially weeds) with a small spade.
• make the initial drilling for (an oil well).
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a short knife): of unknown origin. The sense ‘potato’ (dating from the mid 19th century) was originally slang and dialect.
