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How to pronounce “spud”

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Pronunciation guide for spud

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of spud with real speech in context.
Available examples: 5 YouTube examples
Real speech example: T2 TrainspottingUntil Spud does something right at the end of the film, which
Definition summary: (informal) A potato. [from 1845]

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T2 Trainspotting

Until Spud does something right at the end of the film, which

[Noun]
(informal) A potato. [from 1845]
(informal) A hole in a sock.
(plumbing) A type of short nut (fastener) threaded on both ends.
(obsolete) Anything short and thick.
(obsolete, US, dialect) A piece of dough boiled in fat.
(slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.
(obsolete) A dagger. [from mid-15th c.]
A digging fork with three broad prongs.
A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc. [from 1660s]
A barking spud; a long-handled tool for removing bark from logs.
A movable post through a sleeve in the hull of a work barge to anchor it to the bottom of a body of water.
(film, television) A short central rod in a lighting fixture, for attachment to the light.
[Verb]
(transitive) To dig up weeds with a spud.
(drilling, transitive) To begin drilling an oil well; to drill by moving the drill bit and shaft up and down, or by raising and dropping a bit.
(roofing, transitive) To remove the roofing aggregate and most of the bituminous top coating by scraping and chipping.
(camping, transitive) To set up a recreational vehicle (RV) at a campsite, typically by leveling the RV and connecting it to electric, water, or sewer hookups.