Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PUD'DING, or PUD'DEN-ING
PUD'DING, or PUD'DEN-ING, n.
In seamen's language, a thick wreath or circle of cordage, tapering from the middle toward 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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