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1. a narrow-bladed spade for cutting roots, digging up weeds, etc. 2. a tool, resembling a chisel, for removing bark from trees spud [spəd] (design engineering) A diamond-point drill bit. An offset type of fishing tool used to clear a space around tools stuck in a borehole. Any of various spade- or chisel-shaped tools or mechanical devices. (engineering) (mining engineering) A nail, resembling a horseshoe nail, with a hole in the head, driven into mine timbering or into a wooden plug inserted in the rock to mark a surveying station. (naval architecture) A foot piece to provide support for the legs of the A frame of a floating dipper dredge. spud 1. A sharp narrow bar or spade used for removing gravel and roofing from a roof. 2. A dowel which is in the foot of a doorpost. 3. A short pipe which serves as a connection in a piping system. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | If I could find a spud or something I'd do it myself. I thought I would try my luck -- I mean try whether to kill her or not -- -by throwing up the Spud of the plow into the air. Poyser was walking briskly this March morning, with a sense of spring business on his mind: he was going to cast the master's eye on the shoeing of a new cart-horse, carrying his spud as a useful companion by the way. |
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