1. a drilling rig used to start oil or gas wells
Usage: oil industry
2. a tool used for digging or removing potatoes
Usage: agricultural

Examples

• The oil company brought in a spudder to begin drilling the new well.
• Workers operated the spudder around the clock to reach the target depth.
• The farmer used a spudder to harvest potatoes from the field.
• An old spudder sat rusting in the corner of the barn.
• The drilling crew assembled the spudder at the wellsite.
• She found an antique spudder at the farm equipment auction.