2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
  b  Puddle.  See  {Puddle},  n.,  2. 
 
  2.  (Metal.)  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. 
 
  {Puddling  furnace},  a  reverberatory  furnace  in  which  cast 
  iron  is  converted  into  wrought  iron  or  into  steel  by 
  puddling. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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). 
 
  Some  unhatched  practice  .  .  .  Hath  puddled  his  clear 
  spirit.  --Shak. 
 
  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 
 
  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. 
 
  {Puddled  steel},  steel  made  directly  from  cast  iron  by  a 
  modification  of  the  puddling  process. 

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