The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Puddle \Pud"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Puddled; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Puddling.]
   1. To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt
      with (water).
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            Some unhatched practice . . .
            Hath puddled his clear spirit.        --Shak.
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   2.
      (a) To make dense or close, as clay or loam, by working
          when wet, so as to render impervious to water.
      (b) To make impervious to liquids by means of puddle; to
          apply puddle to.
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   3. To subject to the process of puddling, as iron, so as to
      convert it from the condition of cast iron to that of
      wrought iron. --Ure.
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   Puddled steel, steel made directly from cast iron by a
      modification of the puddling process.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Puddle \Pud"dle\, n. [OE. podel; cf. LG. pudel, Ir. & Gael. plod
   pool.]
   1. A small quantity of dirty standing water; a muddy plash; a
      small pool. --Spenser.
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   2. Clay, or a mixture of clay and sand, kneaded or worked,
      when wet, to render it impervious to water.
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   Puddle poet, a low or worthless poet. [R.] --Fuller.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Puddle \Pud"dle\, v. i.
   To make a dirty stir. [Obs.] --R. Junius.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

puddle
    n 1: a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a
         pond and that is impervious to water when dry
    2: a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid;
       "there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the
       rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood" [syn: pool,
       puddle]
    3: something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of
       light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines"
       [syn: pool, puddle]
    v 1: wade or dabble in a puddle; "The ducks and geese puddled in
         the backyard"
    2: subject to puddling or form by puddling; "puddle iron"
    3: dip into mud before planting; "puddle young plants"
    4: work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
    5: mess around, as in a liquid or paste; "The children are
       having fun puddling in paint"
    6: make into a puddle; "puddled mire" [syn: muddle, puddle]
    7: make a puddle by splashing water
    8: mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues" [syn: addle,
       muddle, puddle]
    9: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive
       rug" [syn: make, urinate, piddle, puddle,
       micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve
       oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee,
       pass water]