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pud·den·ing
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puddeningnoun
Fibres of old rope packed between spars, or used as a fender.
Webster Dictionary
Puddeningnoun
a quantity of rope-yarn, or the like, placed, as a fender, on the bow of a boat
Puddeningnoun
a bunch of soft material to prevent chafing between spars, or the like
Etymology: [Probably fr. pudden, for pudding, in allusion to its softness.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Puddening
pud′ning, n. a thick pad of rope, &c., used as a fender on the bow of a boat.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
puddening
A thick wreath of yarns, matting, or oakum (called a dolphin), tapering from the middle towards the ends, grafted all over, and fastened about the main or fore masts of a ship, directly below the trusses, to prevent the yards from falling down, in case of the ropes by which they are suspended being shot away. Puddings are also placed on a boat's stem as a kind of fender; and also laid round the rings of anchors to prevent hempen cables or hawsers from chafing.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of puddening in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of puddening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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