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spudgel, n. dial. (chiefly Newfoundland).|ˈspʌdʒəl|
[Of uncertain origin, but perh. related to spud n., spuddle v.
First recorded in Newfoundland sources, though the Eng. dial. uses doubtless predate this.]
A small bowl or bucket with a long handle used for scooping water (esp. when bailing out a boat) and for similar purposes.
1775G. Cartwright Jrnl. 4 June (1911) 159 The boat proved so leaky, that the spudgel was scarce ever out of hand. 1891G. Sweetman Gloss. Words Wincanton 13 Spudgel,..a bowl with hood and handle. 1937Beaver June 23/1 The engine..pumped the water out of the boat, which with the help of a spudgel kept the level sufficiently low. 1975V. Butler Little Nord Easter 38, I had two big long-handled spudgels aboard. I said ‘Jack, here, take one of those and..if you ever worked in your life, work now, if you don't want to drown.’ 1988J. Lavers Dict. Isle of Wight Dial. 85 Spudgel, a bucket with a long handle used for baling out water or liquid manure. |