noun
- a drilling rig used to start oil or gas wells
- a tool used for digging or removing potatoes
Usage: oil industry
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.