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noun

Puddle n.

1.

A small quantity of dirty standing water; a muddy plash; a small pool.

2.

Clay, or a mixture of clay and sand, kneaded or worked, when wet, to render it impervious to water.

Puddle poet, a low or worthless poet. (R.)

verb

Puddle v. t. (past & past part. puddled; pres. part. puddling)

1.

To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt with (water). "Some unhatched practice... Hath puddled his clear spirit."

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.

Puddled steel, steel made directly from cast iron by a modification of the puddling process.

Puddle v. i. To make a dirty stir. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Puddle'

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"Puddle" Quotes from Famous Books

... I were struggling to shut the gate we had run against in the darkness, Nakwisi and I jumped into the Glow-worm in haste and we all thought Sahwah was in too. But in running for the car she slipped in the mud and fell flat on her face in the puddle. By the time she had picked herself up and wiped the mud out of her eyes the Glow-worm was gone. Slopping along in the pools of water she ran shouting down the road. She could hear the engine of the Glow-worm throbbing in the distance; then the sound began to die away. She knew then ...

— The Campfire Girls Go Motoring • Hildegard G. Frey

... bridle and saddle for some time, having enough to do to keep her seat without trying to direct her bearer, and then she saw before her a sudden descent, steep but not very long, and at its bottom a great puddle of dirty water. The pony paused only an instant on the brink and then began the descent. The girl cried out with fear, but managed to keep her seat, and the impatient animal was soon ankle deep in the water drinking long ...

— The Man of the Desert • Grace Livingston Hill

... first of the Sixties that Ally and I and McKean Were sinking a shaft on Mundoorin, near Fosberry's puddle-machine. The bucket we used was a big one, and rather a weight when 'twas full, Though Alister wound it up easy, for he had the strength of a bull. He hinted at heart-disease often, but, setting his fancy apart, I always believed there was nothing the matter ...

— In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses • Henry Lawson

... Judd ... a fear which blotted out everything else from the daze of his thoughts. But in this instance, fear saved him. Judd made a supreme effort to avoid being tackled, and leaped past Drake just as Drake left his feet. Drake struck in a shallow puddle and rolled over and Judd fell across the goal line. He had scored a touchdown the first time that he was given ...

— Over the Line • Harold M. Sherman

... squeak of Admiral Porter's little tug, as he moved around making his arrangements for the morrow. The sounds were ridiculous by comparison. General Sherman and staff lay on the roots of an old oak-tree, that kept them partly clear of mud. The cold was sharp, my right boot being frozen solid in a puddle in the morning. About half-past two or three o'clock, General Sherman, with another and myself, crept in as close as possible and reconnoitred the position. The general managed to creep in much closer than the rest of us—in fact, so close as to cause us anxiety. The enemy ...

— The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Complete • William T. Sherman

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