See Also: spud(medicine)
spud(1)(dictionary)
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spud(dictionary)

spud(2) (iou)



spud verb. Infl. -dd-. M17.
[from the noun.]
verb trans. Dig up or out, remove, by means of a spud. M17.
b. verb intrans. Dig with a spud. E19.
verb trans. Oil Industry. Begin to drill (a hole for an oil well); make the initial drilling for (a well). (Foll. by in, occas. out.) L19.
verb intrans. Begin to drill an oil well. (Foll. by in.) E20.
spudder noun a small drilling rig used for spudding in wells E20.