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Re: And now for something completely different:



"Spuds" were also short cylindrical pieces of wood that were attached to WWI
tanks, chained to the tracks to aid traction in muddy conditions. If it was
REALLY muddy, then an unditching beam would be used....but that's another
story.
Medwyn Parry
Comisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
Plas Crug
Aberystwyth
Wales
UK
SY23 1NJ

Tel: +44 (0) 1970 621218
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Email: medwyn.parry@rcahmw.org.uk
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Berry" <tberry@HCEA.NET>
To: <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: And now for something completely different:


> A spud is also a steel (or, in the olden days, wooden) column used to hold
> dredges and barges in place while working. The vessel is positioned at the
> work site, and the spuds are lowered and planted firmly in the bottom of
the
> body of water. Spuds ar usually vertical, but in old times they could be
set
> at an angle to hold the vessel in place against the banks of a narrow
> channel.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Thomas Berry, Archivist/Web Editor
> Historical Construction Equipment Association
> 16623 Liberty Hi Road
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Flynn" <cflynn@FNA.FSN.UIDAHO.EDU>
> To: <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 4:37 PM
> Subject: Re: And now for something completely different:
>
>
> > Spudding
> > (1)To dig, remove, or otherwise treat with a spud <spudding up weeds>.
> > Dictionary goes on to talk about well drilling in definition 2. However
I
> > can only attribute that to folks like PA.
> >
> > Chris Flynn
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Peter Kurilecz [mailto:pakurilecz@AOL.COM]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 12:05 PM
> > To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> > Subject: Re: And now for something completely different:
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 14 Aug 2002 13:05:16 -0500, Moser, Dennis <dmoser@LEE.EDU>
wrote:
> >
> >
> > >Spudding?!?! Not an arcane Irish faminee's tactic for gaining
> > >sustenance...certainly not an Idahoan defense mechanism, for sure.
> > >
> >
> > Jeez louise work in the oil patch and you don't know what spudding
is????
> > Good grief!!! Orchids I can understand
> >
> > okey-dokey here it is
> >
> > Spudding - beginning to drill a well
> >
> >
> > Peter (who worked in the all-patch for years and knows some other
terms)K
> >
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