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pud·dling (p

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1. Purification of impure metal, especially pig iron, by heating and stirring in an oxidizing atmosphere.

2. Compaction of wet material, such as clay, in order to make a watertight paste.

puddling [ˈpʌdlɪŋ]

1. (Engineering / Metallurgy) a process for converting pig iron into wrought iron by heating it with ferric oxide in a furnace to oxidize the carbon

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) Building trades the process of making a puddle

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