A technical term for working clay to a plastic state in an inclosed space, until it is of the requisite consistence for arresting the flow of water. A term in iron furnace work.
·noun Puddle. ·see <<Puddle>>, ·noun, 2. II. Puddling ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Puddle>>. III. Puddling...
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