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spud

noun
  1. a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds
    stump spud
  2. an edible tuber native to South America
    potatowhite potatomurphytater
verb
  1. produce buds, branches, or germinate
    shoot
  2. initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum
    “The well was spudded in April”