puddle ball

noun

A vaguely spherical lump of gloopy wrought iron taken from the puddling furnace, which gets hammered or rolled into shapes, such as a puddle bar.

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Meanings

nounpuddle ball (plural puddle balls)

plural puddle balls

  1. artsA vaguely spherical lump of gloopy wrought iron taken from the puddling furnace, which gets hammered or rolled into shapes, such as a puddle bar.
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APA

puddle ball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puddle%20ball

MLA

“puddle ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puddle%20ball. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puddle ball,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puddle%20ball.

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