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Webster 1913 Edition


Spud

Spud

(spŭd)
,
Noun.
[Cf. Dan.
spyd
a spear.]
1.
A sharp, narrow spade, usually with a long handle, used by farmers for digging up large-rooted weeds; a similarly shaped implement used for various purposes.
My
spud
these nettles from the stone can part.
Swift.
2.
A dagger.
[Obs.]
Holland.
3.
Anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough boiled in fat.
[Local, U.S.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Spud

SPUD

,
Noun.
1.
A short knife. [Little used.]
2.
Any short thing; in contempt.
3.
A tool of the fork kind, used by farmers.

SPUD

,
Verb.
T.
To dig or loosen the earth with a spud. [Local.]