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