meaning of puddling
1. 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.
2. Puddle. See Puddle, n. , 2.
3. 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.
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