
1) Bourgeon 2) Commontater 3) Fries 4) Germinate 5) Murphy 6) Potato 7) Tater 8) Tuber
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1) KP item 2) KP unit 3) An idahoan might hoe one 4) British slang for a potato 5) Carb source 6) Chips, initially 7) Common tater 8) Eyed tuber 9) Fictional bird 10) Fictional diary 11) Former NBA player Webb 12) Fries to be 13) Future fries 14) Garden tool 15) Idaho offering 16) Idaho output 17) Informal potato
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• (n.) A potato. • (n.) A sharp, narrow spade, usually with a long handle, used by farmers for digging up large-rooted weeds; a similarly shaped implement used for various purposes. • (n.) A dagger. • (n.) Anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough boiled in fat.
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(from the article `Mulberry`) ...consisted of roughly 6 miles (10 km) of flexible steel roadways (code-named Whales) that floated on steel or concrete pontoons (called Beetles). ...
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(from the article `dredge`) ...and suspended solids from the bottom through the suction pipe into the pump. The materials emerging from the pump are conveyed into barges or ... ...the mouth of a centrifugal pump, and this transports the slurry (containing 20 to 25 percent solids) to the processing plant. Normally, the dredge ... [2 r...
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To spud a well - to start the actual drilling of a well.
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The removal of gravel or heavy accumulations of bitumen from roof membranes by means of chipping or scraping.
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A triangular knife used for removing foreign bodies from the cornea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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To start drilling a new well
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1. to move the drill stem up and down in the hole over a short distance without rotation. Careless execution of this operation creates pressure surges that can cause a formation to break down, resulting in lost circulation. 2. to force a wireline tool or tubing down the hole by using a reciprocating motion. 3. to begin drilling a well; i.e., to spud in. ...
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Spud noun [ Confer Danish spyd a spear.] 1. A sharp, narrow spade, usually with a long handle, used by farmers for digging up large-rooted weeds; a similarly shaped implement used for various purposes. « My spud these nettles from the stone can part.» Swyft.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: spŭd Definitions: 1. A triangular knife used for removing foreign bodies from the cornea.
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Spud is slang for someone who is ugly.
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[
n] - a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds
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stump spud noun a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds
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A pretty old word, dating back to the 15th century, that was used to describe a small knife, then various digging tools and, eventually, the vegetable itself. The term “pratie” comes from the Irish for potatoes, “prátaí”.
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