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Spud bar — A spud bar, scale in inches/feet For other uses, see Spud (disambiguation). A spud bar, or in British English usually crowbar or just bar, is a long straight metal bar used lengthwise as a hand tool to deliver blows to a target, causing the… … Wikipedia
spud — [spud] n. [ME spudde, prob. < Scand, as in ON spjōt, a spear (for IE base see SPIKE1): SPUD sense 2 from the use of the implement in potato digging] 1. any of various sharp, spadelike or chisel like tools used for rooting out weeds, stripping… … English World dictionary
spud — /spud/, n., v., spudded, spudding. n. 1. Informal. a potato. 2. a spadelike instrument, esp. one with a narrow blade, as for digging up or cutting the roots of weeds. 3. a chisellike tool for removing bark. 4. a pointed leg or stake for staying… … Universalium
spud — /spʌd / (say spud) noun 1. a spade like instrument, especially one with a narrow blade, as for digging up or cutting the roots of weeds. 2. a chisel like tool for removing bark. 3. Surgery a blunt ended instrument used to remove wax from ears,… …
spud — spÊŒd n. small spade for digging up weeds; tool for removing bark from trees; potato (Informal) … English contemporary dictionary
Tan spud — Tan Tan, n. [F. tan, perhaps fr. Armor. tann an oak, oak bar; or of Teutonic origin; cf. G. tanne a fir, OHG. tanna a fir, oak, MHG. tan a forest. Cf. {Tawny}.] 1. The bark of the oak, and some other trees, bruised and broken by a mill, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tan bark — Tan Tan, n. [F. tan, perhaps fr. Armor. tann an oak, oak bar; or of Teutonic origin; cf. G. tanne a fir, OHG. tanna a fir, oak, MHG. tan a forest. Cf. {Tawny}.] 1. The bark of the oak, and some other trees, bruised and broken by a mill, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tan spud — noun : a spud used for stripping bark from trees … Useful english dictionary
Cordwood construction — For the method of electronic component assembly, see Printed circuit board# Cordwood construction. A section of a cordwood home. Cordwood construction (also called cordwood masonry, stackwall construction or stackwood construction ) is a term… … Wikipedia
barking iron — noun Etymology: from present participle of bark (IV) : bark spud * * * barking iron noun (slang) A pistol • • • Main Entry: ↑bark … Useful english dictionary
