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Puddling (metallurgy) — Puddling was an Industrial Revolution means of making iron and steel. In the original puddling technique, molten iron in a reverberatory furnace was stirred with rods, which were consumed in the process. Later, it was also used to produce a good… … Wikipedia
Puddling — Puddle Pud dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Puddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Puddling}.] 1. To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt with (water). [1913 Webster] Some unhatched practice . . . Hath puddled his clear spirit. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
process — processual /pro sesh ooh euhl/ or, esp. Brit, /proh /, adj. /pros es/; esp. Brit. /proh ses/, n., pl. processes /pros es iz, euh siz, euh seez / or, esp. Brit., /proh ses , proh seuh /, v., adj. n. 1. a systematic series of actions directed to… … Universalium
Puddling — Pud dling, n. 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Puddling furnace — Puddling Pud dling, n. 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
puddling — [pud′liŋ, pud′ l iŋ] n. [< PUDDLE] 1. the process of working clay, etc. into a puddle 2. the process of making wrought iron from pig iron by heating and stirring it in the presence of oxidizing agents … English World dictionary
Puddling (engineering) — Puddle is a watertight (low hydraulic conductivity) material based on clay used in building and maintaining canals or reservoirs. Puddling is the process of lining the channel with puddle.Clay or heavy loam is chopped with a spade and mixed into… … Wikipedia
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… … Universalium
puddling — noun ( s) 1. a. : the act or process of working a wet mixture of earth or concrete into a solid impervious mass b. (1) : the compacting of a soil surface by water … Useful english dictionary
puddling — noun Date: 1839 the process of converting pig iron into wrought iron or rarely steel by subjecting it to heat and frequent stirring in a furnace in the presence of oxidizing substances … New Collegiate Dictionary
