Etymology

spuddle

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Today it means: To loosen and dig up stubble and weeds left after a harvest with a broadshare or similar device. Full definition →

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spuddle · verb, noun1

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.

spuddle · noun2

Related to puddle

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