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What does spud mean?

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Noun
  1. (obsolete) A dagger. [From mid-15th c.]
  2. A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc. [From 1660s.]
  3. (tools) barking spud - a long-handled tool for removing bark from logs, also called a mut (multi-purpose tool)
  4. (informal) A potato. [From 1845.]
  5. A hole in a sock.
  6. (plumbing) A type of short nut (fastener) threaded on both ends.
  7. (obsolete) Anything short and thick.
  8. (obsolete, US, dialect) A piece of dough boiled in fat.
Verb
  1. (drilling) 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.
  2. (roofing) To remove the roofing aggregate and most of the bituminous top coating by scraping and chipping.
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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