Толковый словарь английского языка - spud
Spud
spud
I. verb (~ded; ~ding) Date: 1652 transitive verb to dig with a ~, to begin to drill (an oil well), intransitive verb to use a ~, II. noun Etymology: Middle English ~de dagger Date: 1667 a tool or device (as for digging, lifting, or cutting) having the characteristics of a spade and a chisel, potato 2b
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n. & v. --n. 1 sl. a potato. 2 a small narrow spade for cutting the roots of weeds etc. --v.tr. (spudded, spudding) 1 (foll. by up, out) remove (weeds) with a spud. 2 (also absol.; often foll. by in) make the initial drilling for (an oil well). Phrases and idioms spud-bashing Brit. sl. a lengthy spell of peeling potatoes. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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