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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Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
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
Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
This low-moisture, golf-ball-size spud from second-generation potato breeder Walter De Jong concentrates the very essence of potato flavor into every bite.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The boys spudded as many holes as Michigan law allows, the tip-ups were set up, and the hooks were baited.
—Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
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
Noun
Celery, scallions, bacon, and tender herbs add ample flavor and texture to the roasted spuds.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
This low-moisture, golf-ball-size spud from second-generation potato breeder Walter De Jong concentrates the very essence of potato flavor into every bite.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Spud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spud. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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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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