puddling

puddling
/pud"ling/, n.
1. the act of a person or thing that puddles.
2. Metall. the act or process of melting pig iron in a reverberatory furnace (puddling furnace) and converting it into wrought iron.
3. the act or method of making puddle.
4. puddle (def. 3).
[1750-60; PUDDLE + -ING1]

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