puddling Definition

puddle
noun

1. A small pool, especially one of rainwater on the road.

Thesaurus: pool, plash.
2. A non-porous watertight material consisting of thoroughly mixed clay, sand and water.

Form: puddle clay (also)

verb puddled, puddling

1. To make something watertight by means of puddle clay.
2. To knead (clay, sand and water) to make puddle clay.
3. metallurgy.
To produce (wrought iron) from molten pig by puddling.
intr
4a. To wallow in mud or shallow water;
intr
4b. To occupy oneself in something messy, or something not very productive.

Etymology: 14c in sense 2 as podel: probably from Anglo-Saxon pudd ditch.

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puddling
noun

1. The original process for converting pig iron into wrought iron by melting it in a furnace and stirring to remove carbon.