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Webster 1913 Edition

Puddening

Pud′den-ing

,
Noun.
[Probably fr.
pudden
, for
pudding
, in allusion to its softness.]
(Naut.)
(a)
A quantity of rope-yarn, or the like, placed, as a fender, on the bow of a boat.
(b)
A bunch of soft material to prevent chafing between spars, or the like.

Webster 1828 Edition

Puddening

PUD'DENING

,
Noun.
In seamen's language, a thick wreath or circle of cordage, tapering from the middle towards the ends, and fastened about the mast below the trusses, to prevent the yards from falling down when the ropes sustaining them are shot away.

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