puddle
• noun 1 a small pool of liquid, especially of rainwater on the ground. 2 clay and sand mixed with water and used as a watertight covering or lining for embankments or canals. • verb 1 cover with or form puddles. 2 (puddle about/around) informal occupy oneself in a disorganized or unproductive way. 3 line or cover with puddle. 4 knead (clay and sand) into puddle. 5 usu. as noun puddling historical stir (molten iron) with iron oxide in a furnace, to produce wrought iron. — DERIVATIVES puddler noun. — ORIGIN Old English, small ditch .
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