spud

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|informal}} A [[potato]]. {{defdate|from 1845}}
2. {{lb|en|informal}} A hole in a sock.
3. {{label|en|[[plumbing]]}} A type of short [[nut]] (fastener) [[thread]]ed on both ends.
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Anything short and thick.
5. {{lb|en|obsolete|US|dialect}} A piece of [[dough]] [[boil]]ed in [[fat]].
6. {{lb|en|slang|usually|in the plural}} A [[testicle]].
7. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[dagger]]. {{defdate|from mid-15th c.}}
8. A digging [[fork]] with three broad [[prong]]s.
9. A tool, similar to a [[spade]], used for digging out weeds etc. {{defdate|from 1660s}}
10. A [[bark]]ing spud; a long-handled tool for removing bark from logs.
11. A movable post through a sleeve in the hull of a work barge to anchor it to the bottom of a body of water.
12. {{lb|en|film|television}} A short central rod in a lighting fixture, for attachment to the light.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[dig up]] [[weed]]s with a spud.
2. {{lb|en|[[drilling]]|transitive}} To begin drilling an oil well; to drill by moving the drill bit and shaft up and down, or by raising and dropping a bit.
3. {{lb|en|roofing|transitive}} To remove the roofing [[aggregate]] and most of the [[bituminous]] top coating by scraping and chipping.
4. {{lb|en|[[camping]]|transitive}} To set up a recreational vehicle (RV) at a campsite, typically by leveling the RV and connecting it to electric, water, or sewer hookups.

Proper noun

1. A [[game]] for three or more players, involving the gradual [[elimination]] of players by throwing and catching a [[ball]].

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