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]
 spudded
      See spud