pud|dle — «PUHD uhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. a small pool of water, especially dirty water: »a puddle of rain water. 2. Figurative: »a puddle of ink. 3. wet clay and sand stirred into a paste, used as a watertight lining for embankments, canals,… … Useful english dictionary
puddling — pud•dling [[t]ˈpʌd lɪŋ[/t]] n. mel the process of melting pig iron in a reverberatory furnace(pud′dling fur nace)and converting it into wrought iron … From formal English to slang
Puddling — Pud dling, n. 1. (Hydraul. Engin.) (a) 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Puddling furnace — Puddling Pud dling, n. 1. (Hydraul. Engin.) (a) 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
puddle — pud•dle [[t]ˈpʌd l[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) a small pool of water, as of rainwater on the ground 2) a small pool of any liquid 3) civ clay or the like mixed with water and tempered, used as a waterproof lining for the walls of canals, ditches,… … From formal English to slang