Puddling Synonyms & Definitions

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• PuddlingDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Puddle
2. (n.) The art or process of converting cast iron into wrought iron or steel by subjecting it to intense heat and frequent stirring in a reverberatory furnace in the presence of oxidizing substances, by which it is freed from a portion of its carbon and other impurities.
3. (n.) The process of working clay, loam, pulverized ore, etc., with water, to render it compact, or impervious to liquids; also, the process of rendering anything impervious to liquids by means of puddled material.
4. (n.) Puddle. See Puddle, n., 2.

• PuddleDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (v. t.) To make dense or close, as clay or loam, by working when wet, so as to render impervious to water.
2. (v. t.) To make impervious to liquids by means of puddle; to apply puddle to.
3. (v. t.) To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt with (water).
4. (v. i.) To make a dirty stir.
5. (n.) Clay, or a mixture of clay and sand, kneaded or worked, when wet, to render it impervious to water.
6. (n.) A small quantity of dirty standing water; a muddy plash; a small pool.
7. (v. t.) To subject to the process of puddling, as iron, so as to convert it from the condition of cast iron to that of wrought iron.