spudded; spudding
: to use a spud
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: a tool or device (as for digging, lifting, or cutting) having the characteristics of a spade and a chisel
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The Editors, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2019
The old days of spudding a hole in a foot of ice and huddling and freezing over it for hours on an upturned five-gallon pail are just that—the old days.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2019
Nasha Smith, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Be careful not to cut through the tubers when digging or bruise the spuds with rough handling.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
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Verb
When the ice is thicker than four to five inches, nobody wants to keep spudding or drilling new holes every time the fish move on.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2019
The old days of spudding a hole in a foot of ice and huddling and freezing over it for hours on an upturned five-gallon pail are just that—the old days.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2019
Noun
Garlic parmesan fries are an option, but spud lovers will go wild for the pillowy ranch potato puffs.
—Nasha Smith, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Be careful not to cut through the tubers when digging or bruise the spuds with rough handling.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Spud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spud. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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spud
noun
: any of various small surgical instruments with a shape resembling that of a spade
use of a spud to remove a foreign object from the eye
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