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spudge verb to poke a fire’s logs, making the fire blaze up CANADA- In Cape Sable Island, to “spudge” the fire is to poke at it, make it burn faster or blaze up. A metaphorical extension means “working hard,” especially with an oar. “Like as not the boats is all in; they’d have a hard ol’ spudgin’ if they was out today.” — The Coast Guard, p. 4, 22 February 1984
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