puddling

[ puhd-ling ]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that puddles.
2. Metallurgy. the act or process of melting pig iron in a reverberatory furnace puddling furnace and converting it into wrought iron.
3. the act or method of making puddle.
4. puddle ( def 3 ).

puddling

/ ˈpʌdlɪŋ /

noun

1. a process for converting pig iron into wrought iron by heating it with ferric oxide in a furnace to oxidize the carbon
2. building trades the process of making a puddle

Word History and Origins

Origin of puddling¹

First recorded in 1750–60; puddle + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

But the working door of a puddling furnace is the door through which the puddler does his work.

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We ate this reformed food and found we were growing weaker every day at the puddling furnace.

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The old puddling process was more capable of removing phosphorus and sulphur.

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The buffaloes are puddling up the soil before the seed is planted.

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No reagents are employed, as in steel making or ordinary iron puddling.

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