spud

English

/spʌd/

noun
Definitions
  • (informal) A potato.
  • (informal) A hole in a sock.
  • (plumbing) A type of short nut (fastener) threaded on both ends.
  • (obsolete) Anything short and thick.
  • (obsolete) A piece of dough boiled in fat.
  • (slang) A testicle.
  • (obsolete) A dagger.
  • A digging fork with three broad prongs.
  • A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc.
  • A barking spud; a long-handled tool for removing bark from logs.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English spudde (small knife).

Origin

Middle English

spudde

Gloss

small knife

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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