/ spʌd; NAmE / noun
( especially BrE , informal ) a potato
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (denoting a short knife): of unknown origin. The sense potato (dating from the mid 19th cent.) was originally slang and dialect.
/ spʌd; NAmE / noun
( especially BrE , informal ) a potato
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (denoting a short knife): of unknown origin. The sense potato (dating from the mid 19th cent.) was originally slang and dialect.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005