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spud bashing en · NOUN
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(UK, slang, uncountable) The chore of peeling potatoes, especially when given as a punishment.
Dad met Mr Draper one day and asked if he had a bit of work for us kids to earn some pocket money. Yes he had, so the three of us went to his farm to do a bit of spud bashing.
2015, Derek Gambie, Tall Tales from Hadley, →ISBN, page 58:You six will report to the chief cook to begin your two-week spud bashing duty until we dock at Singapore.
2012, Joe P. Plant, Up to Their Necks - the Story of a National Serviceman, →ISBN, page 184:I managed to get on jankers (punishment) a couple of times and did a bit of spud bashing.
2004, David Sinnett-Jones, Passion for Life: Adventure Against the Odds, →ISBN, page 39:
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