SLUDGING

Verb

sludging

present participle of sludge

Source: Wiktionary


SLUDGE

Sludge, n. Etym: [CF. Slush.]

1. Mud; mire; soft mud; slush. Mortimer. Tennyson.

2. Small floating pieces of ice, or masses of saturated snow. Kane.

3. (Mining)

Definition: See Slime, 4. Sludge hole, the hand-hole, or manhole, in a steam boiler, by means of which sediment can be removed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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