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puddle

1. pud.dle \'p*d-*l\ n [ME podel; akin to LG pudel puddle, OE pudd ditch] 
   1: a very small pool of usu. dirty or muddy water  2: an earthy mixture (as 
   of clay, sand, and gravel) worked while wet into a  compact mass that 
   becomes impervious to water when dry
2. puddle \'p*d-lin, -*l-in\ \-l*r, -*l-*r\ vb or pud.dling : to dabble or 
   wade around in a puddle  1: to make muddy or turbid : MUDDLE  2a: to work 
   (a wet mixture of earth or concrete) into a dense impervious m ass 2b: to 
   subject (iron) to the process of puddling  3a: to strew with puddles  3b: 
   to compact (soil) esp. by working when too wet  3c: to dip the roots of (a 
   plant) in a thin mud before transplanting  - pud.dler n