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 ]
2.(a) To make dense or close, as clay or loam, by working when wet, so as to render impervious to water. (b) To make impervious to liquids by means of puddle; to apply puddle to. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. To subject to the process of puddling, as iron, so as to convert it from the condition of cast iron to that of wrought iron. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]
Puddled steel, steel made directly from cast iron by a modification of the puddling process. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. podel; cf. LG. pudel, Ir. & Gael. plod pool. ] 1. A small quantity of dirty standing water; a muddy plash; a small pool. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Clay, or a mixture of clay and sand, kneaded or worked, when wet, to render it impervious to water. [ 1913 Webster ]
Puddle poet, a low or worthless poet. [ R. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
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