spud
noun
a potato.
Example Sentences
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The first horizontal well in the Bakken was spudded by Meridian Oil in 1987, long before the current boom.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2013
Meanwhile, we’re drilling and just spudded on December 31st, the Lineham Creek well you see onshore Louisiana there.
From Forbes ● Feb. 21, 2012
The country's first commercial oil well was spudded in nearby Moonie.
From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2011
They "spudded in" at midnight on June 21, 1937, using a 20-in. bit.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I've been just 'Billie' to all Limasito since the first well was spudded in; you don't want the boys to think you're putting notions into my head, do you?"
From The Fifth Ace by George W. Gage
