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spuddle

The English word “spuddle” has 8 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To loosen and dig up stubble and weeds left after a harvest with a broadshare or similar device.
  2. To shallowly dig or stir up in an unsystematic manner.
  3. To make a lot of fuss about trivial things, as if they were important
  4. To work ineffectively; to work hard but achieve nothing

noun

  1. A mess or confusion.
  2. An argument or dispute.
  3. A patch of wet mud or similar substance, more viscous than a puddle.
  4. A process combining spraying and puddling.

Etymology

Possibly from the Middle English term for a short knife, by extension, leading to the shallow plow, and from there to other more metaphoric meanings. Related to spud.

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