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spud. Spud, for “a potato,” is a Scottish term dating back at least to the 19th century, when a spud meant a raw potato and a roasted spud was a mickey, cooked jacket and all in the cin- ders. The word derives from the sharp spade called a spud used to dig potatoes, which, in turn, dates back several centu- ries earlier and is of unknown origin, possibly deriving from the Middle English spuddle, a kind of knife. Spud definitely is not an acronym for the Society for the Prevention of Unwhole- some Diets! |