puddling

[ puhd-ling ]
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noun
  1. the act of a person or thing that puddles.

  2. Metallurgy. the act or process of melting pig iron in a reverberatory furnace (puddling furnace ) and converting it into wrought iron.

  1. the act or method of making puddle.

Origin of puddling

1
First recorded in1750–60; puddle + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for puddling

puddling

/ (ˈpʌdlɪŋ) /


noun
  1. a process for converting pig iron into wrought iron by heating it with ferric oxide in a furnace to oxidize the carbon

  2. building trades the process of making a puddle

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