spud
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6.1
- noun
- /spʌd/
:
pala
- The gardener used a spud to dig out the stubborn weeds in the flower bed.
- spud wrench
- spud nut
- spud nut with pliers
Examples
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Spuds.
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They are full of a wide array of nutrients and are too important to give up over this, but revolutionary cooking techniques for preparing the honorable but highly toxic cancer spud in a healthy way.
Blog text (7) -
After many exciting events, the 12,000 lbs spud ended the week in the Bay Area, allowing the team time to explore San Francisco.
Blog text (2) -
I saw my tiny Nepalese innkeeper/chef carrying the still dirty spud in from the backyard.
Blog text (27) -
The fate of that miserable felid was small spuds compared to finding the killer of Lydia Gillsworth.
Fiction book (1992) -
He picked up the spud and started removing the roots from the ground.
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After turning the soil, she grabbed her spud to break up the clumps for better planting.
Synonyms
A small sharp hand shovel with a pointed blade for digging out roots and weeds
A tool with metal claws that pulls weeds out by their roots
A small tool for pulling weeds from a garden or lawn
Compounds
- Specialized
A small sharp hand shovel with a pointed blade for digging out roots and weeds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spud originally named a small, narrow tool, like a short spade with a sharp blade, used 'to dig' roots and weeds. That's why a spud is the gardening tool you use to dig out plants.