Spuddle (verb) (archaic)
spud-l
to work feebly and ineffectively, because your mind is elsewhere or you haven’t quite woken up yet.
Late 17th century, still in use in parts of the West Country.
Example sentences
“Don’t spuddle around, just get on with it.”
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