[spud] vb spud.ded ; spud.ding vt (1652) 1: to dig with a spud
2: to begin to drill (an oil well) ~ vi: to use a spud
[2]spud n [ME spudde dagger] (1667) 1: a tool or device (as for digging, lifting, or cutting) having the characteristics of a spade and a chisel
2: potato