puddler

Variant of puddle

puddle definition

pud·dle (pud′'l)

noun

  1. a small pool of water, esp. stagnant, spilled, or muddy water
  2. a thick mixture of clay, and sometimes sand, with water, that is impervious to water

Etymology: ME podel, dim. < OE pudd, ditch, akin to LowG pudel

transitive verb puddled -·dled, puddling -·dling

  1. to make muddy
  2. to make a thick mixture of (wet clay and sand)
  3. to cover with such a mixture to keep water from penetrating
  4. to treat (iron) by puddling

intransitive verb

to dabble or wallow in dirty or muddy water

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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