noun
Meaning 1
A mess or confusion.
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Standard Lemma guide
spuddle
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rhymes with -ʌdəl
noun
Meaning 2
An argument or dispute.
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noun
Meaning 3
A patch of wet mud or similar substance, more viscous than a puddle.
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noun
Meaning 4
A process combining spraying and puddling.
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verb
Meaning 5
To loosen and dig up stubble and weeds left after a harvest with a broadshare or similar device.
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verb
Meaning 6
To shallowly dig or stir up in an unsystematic manner.
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Usage: broadly, dialectal
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verb
Meaning 7
To make a lot of fuss about trivial things, as if they were important
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Usage: Southern-England, obsolete
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verb
Meaning 8
To work ineffectively; to work hard but achieve nothing
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Usage: obsolete
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History
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.
Related to puddle