[puhd-ling] 
| 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. |
| 3. | the act or method of making puddle. |
| 4. | puddle (def. 3). |
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