spud

spud
noun
  1. (informal)a potato
    (非正式)土豆，洋芋
    ■(chieflyUS)a foolish or incompetent person
    (主美)蠢人；无能的人
  2. a small, narrow spade for cutting the roots of plants, especially weeds
    （尤指除杂草用的）除草铲
  3. [often as modifier]a short length of pipe that is used to connect two components or that takes the form of a projection from a fitting to which a pipe may be screwed
    （连接两个部件的）短管，接管
    a spud washer.
    短管接管。
  4. a type of ice chisel
    冰凿
(spudded,spudding)
[with obj.]
  1. dig up or cut (plants, especially weeds) with a spud
    用铲子挖（或铲）（植物，尤指杂草）
  2. make the initial drilling for (an oil well)
    开始钻（油井）
语源
  1. late Middle English (denoting a short knife): of unknown origin. The sense 'potato' (dating from the mid 19th cent.) was originally slang and dialect
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