"spud-bashing" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} spud-bashing (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of spud bashing Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: spud bashing
    Sense id: en-spud-bashing-en-noun-jpO0X2Mp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "2006, Jack Rosenthal, By Jack Rosenthal: An Autobiography in Six Acts, page 83",
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