spud /ˈspʌd/
 小鋤頭,剝取樹皮用的刀,馬鈴薯(vt.)用小鋤頭挖掘
 spud /ˈspəd/ 名詞
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 Spud n.
 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.]
 3. Anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough boiled in fat. [Local, U.S.]
 4. A potato. [Colloq.]
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 spud
      n 1: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of
           Ireland [syn: potato, white potato, Irish potato,
           murphy, tater]
      2: a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds [syn: stump
         spud]
      v 1: initiate onsite drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The
           well was spudded in April"
      2: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes
         sprouted" [syn: shoot, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon,
          burgeon forth, sprout]
      [also: spudding, spudded]