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Definition: Puddler |
PuddlerNoun1. A worker who turns pig iron into wrought iron by puddling. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Mining | A. Worker who converts cast iron into wrought iron by puddling. See also:puddling b. A rabble used in puddling c. A puddling furnace d. A system of small pipes admitting compressed air to a tank of water and zinc chloride, to effect a thorough solution for use as a timber preservative e. A machine for breaking up alluvial wash, consisting of a shallow tank in which the arms rotate slowly. The coarse stones are forked out and the pulp passed down sluice boxes along which the gold settles.See also:tormentor. (references) |
Occupations | Performs following duties to facilitate making wallboard (plasterboard): Puddles plaster slurry discharged from mixing machine, using puddling stick, and spreads it evenly for feeding into machine that combines slurry and paper into wallboard. Observes flow and squeezes flexible discharge nozzle (boot) of mixing machine to prevent formation of lumps in slurry. Scrapes hardened slurry from edge guides and smoothing bars. Scoops sample of slurry in cylinder, weighs it, and sets sample aside for specified period to determine consistency (slump). Places sample under testing needle that drops from specified height and indicates on dial depth of penetration to determine hardness (set) of core. Records test results and reports defects to supervisor. Clears jams on wallboard machine and cleans work area. Participates in splicing paper and in repairing wallboard and mixing machines. (references) |
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Crosswords: Puddler |
| Specialty definitions using "puddler": danks' puddler ♦ mechanical puddling ♦ staff hole. (references) |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
puddler | 4 |
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| Language | Translations for "puddler"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Romanian | pudlator. (various references) | |
Turkish | sıvacı (plasterer), külçe fırını. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | робітник-пудлінгувач. (various references) | |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "puddler": puddlers. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "puddler" (pronounced 'Pud"dler'): Bridler, Chandler, Dandler, Dawdler, Fondler, Fuddler, Girdler, huddler, meddler, Middler, Muddler, Needler, Peddler, Piddler, Swaddler, swindler, toddler, Twaddler, Unriddler, Waddler, Yodler. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-d-e-l-p-r-u" | |
-1 letter: puddle, purled, ruddle. | |
-2 letters: drupe, duped, duper, duple, dured, lured, perdu, prude, puled, puler, ruled, udder. | |
-3 letters: dude, duel, dupe, dure, leud, lude, lure, pled, pule, pure, purl, redd, rudd, rude, rued, rule. | |
-4 letters: del, dud, due, dup, eld, led, leu, ped, per, pud, pul, pur, red, rep, rue, urd. | |
-5 letters: de, ed, el, er. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-d-e-l-p-r-u" | |
+1 letter: preluded, puddlers, puddlier. | |
+2 letters: plundered, precluded. | |
+3 letters: quadrupled. | |
+4 letters: quadrupedal, underlapped, underplayed. | |
+5 letters: prescheduled, reduplicated. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Expressions: Internet | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Bibliography |
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