n. & v.
--n.
1. sl. a potato.
2 a small narrow spade for cutting the roots of weeds etc.
--v.tr. (spudded, spudding)
1. (foll. by up, out) remove (weeds) with a spud.
2 (also absol.; often foll. by in) make the initial drilling for (an oil well).
Phrases and idioms:
spud-bashing Brit. sl. a lengthy spell of peeling potatoes.
Etymology: ME: orig. unkn.