- SPUD Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
spud noun ˈspəd : any of various small surgical instruments with a shape resembling that of a spade use of a spud to remove a foreign object from the eye
- The Odd Reason Potatoes Are Called Spuds - Food Republic
It involves a group of people who were definitely not the biggest fans of the veg Supposedly, these anti-potato people joined together in the 1800s in Britain to form The Society for The Prevention of an Unwholesome Diet — or, 'SPUD,' for short
- SPUD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
With felled timber, bark should be removed in the spring with a shovel, chisel, or bark spud
- Why Potatoes Are Also Called Spuds - Mashed
According to Merriam-Webster, the word "spud" first popped up in the 1650s, but around 1845, New Zealanders picked up the habit of calling potatoes the same name as the tool used to excavate them That nickname stuck as potatoes gained in popularity across Europe and America
- Spud - Wikipedia
Spud, steel pile that can be lowered to penetrate the bottom to hold a spud barge in position, often deployed at each corner of the barge Also used to position a dredge - see Dredging#Grab dredgers
- Why Are Potatoes Called Spuds? - CulinaryLore
Some etymologists claimed that this was the origin for the potato being called a spud Since the word spuddy was once the nickname for a seller of bad potatoes, it has also been supposed that the word spud derived from this However, the word spud is almost certainly earlier
- spud - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
This spigot (spud) is used to support the lamp, and allows it to be turned from side to side The spud fits into a socket in a bracket (receptable[sic]) or a C-clamp
- SPUD Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
verb phrase spud in, to set up earth-boring equipment, especially for drilling an oil well
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