Definition of spuddle:
(n) :
A mess or confusion.
(n) :
An argument or dispute.
(v) :
To loosen and dig up stubble and weeds left after a harvest with a broadshare or similar device.
(v) :
(by extension, chiefly dialect) To shallowly dig or stir up in an unsystematic manner.
(n) :
A patch of wet mud or similar substance, more viscous than a puddle.
(v) :
(obsolete, Southern England) To make a lot of fuss about trivial things, as if they were important