n. One who converts cast iron into wrought iron by the process of puddling.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who converts cast iron into wrought iron by the process of puddling.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who or that which puddles; specifically, one who is employed in the process of converting cast-iron into wrought-iron.
n. A device or machine for stirring the fused metal in a puddling-furnace.
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n. a worker who turns pig iron into wrought iron by puddling
Word Usage
""puddler," the untrained, undeveloped "tiger-man," heated by a quart or two above his usual measure, comes home and kicks his irritating and injudicious wife to death."