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Webster 1913 Edition
Puddling
Pud′dling
,Noun.
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.
(b)
Puddle. See , 2.
Puddle
, Noun.
2.
(Metal.)
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.
Puddling furnace
, a reverberatory furnace in which cast iron is converted into wrought iron or into steel by puddling.
Webster 1828 Edition
Puddling
PUD'DLING
,ppr.