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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.