Puddening

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Puddening \Pud"den*ing\, n. [Probably fr. pudden, for pudding,
     in allusion to its softness.] (Naut.)
     (a) A quantity of rope-yarn, or the like, placed, as a
         fender, on the bow of a boat.
     (b) A bunch of soft material to prevent chafing between
         spars, or the like.


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