spudding

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English

Definitions

verb

(drilling) To begin drilling an oil well; to drill by moving the drill bit and shaft up and down, or by raising and dropping a bit.
(roofing) To remove the roofing aggregate and most of the bituminous top coating by scraping and chipping.
(camping) To set up a recreational vehicle (RV) at a campsite, typically by leveling the RV and connecting it to electric, water, and/or sewer hookups.

noun

(drilling) The initial drilling of a well; a test drilling.

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Synonyms

spudder spading spadework spud bashing drill spud-bashing grouser drill rig stoper plumming paystreak puddening scratcher studding borehole casing string

Rhymes

budding flooding blooding thudding studding scudding midding mudding squidding bedung

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