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
Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
Peel spuds for mashed potatoes the day before and keep them in cold water to prevent browning.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 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
New spuds, sandwiches and soups are coming to the Milwaukee area.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
Peel spuds for mashed potatoes the day before and keep them in cold water to prevent browning.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Spud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spud. Accessed 21 Dec. 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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