Puddening

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  • n. Fibres of old rope packed between spars, or used as a fender.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A quantity of rope-yarn, or the like, placed, as a fender, on the bow of a boat.
  • n. A bunch of soft material to prevent chafing between spars, or the like.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A thick pad of rope-yarns, oakum, etc., covered with a mat or canvas, and tapering from the middle toward the ends, used as a fender on the bow of a boat.
    • Word Usage
    "These fellows, as well as thieves generally, are said to have a method of quieting the fiercest watch-dogs by throwing them a narcotic ball, which they call "puddening the animal.""
     
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