Origin of word " spud" for potato?

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The etymology of "spud" is (for potato) comes from the digging implement used to uproot them. The word is of unknown origin and was originally (c. 1440) used as a term for a short knife or dagger. It subsequently transferred over to a variety of digging tools. Around 1845 it transferred over to the tuber itself.

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