PUDDLE


Meaning of PUDDLE in English

I. ˈpə-d ə l noun

Etymology: Middle English podel; akin to Low German pudel puddle, Old English pudd ditch

Date: 14th century

1. : a very small pool of usually dirty or muddy water

2.

a. : an earthy mixture (as of clay, sand, and gravel) worked while wet into a compact mass that becomes impervious to water when dry

b. : a thin mixture of soil and water for puddling plants

II. verb

( pud·dled ; pud·dling ˈpəd-liŋ, ˈpə-d ə l-iŋ)

Date: 15th century

intransitive verb

: to dabble or wade around in a puddle

transitive verb

1. : to make muddy or turbid : muddle

2.

a. : to work (a wet mixture of earth or concrete) into a dense impervious mass

b. : to subject (iron) to the process of puddling

3.

a. : to strew with puddles

b. : to compact (soil) especially by working when too wet

c. : to dip the roots of (a plant) in a thin mud before transplanting

• pud·dler ˈpəd-lər, ˈpə-d ə l-ər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.