PUD'DENING, noun In seamen's language, a thick wreath or circle of cordage, tapering from the middle towards the ends, and fastened about the mast below the trusses, to prevent the yards from falling down when the ropes sustaining them are shot away.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.