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soddering

soddering is the present participle and gerund of sodder.

Meaning of sodder

Verb

sodder (third-person singular simple present sodders, present participle soddering, simple past and past participle soddered)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) To solder.
    • [...] I juſtly formed this Concluſion to my ſelf; That whatever Philoſopher or Projector can find out an Art to ſodder and patch up the Flaws and Imperfections of Nature, will deſerve much better of Mankind, and teach us a more uſeful Science, than that ſo much in preſent eſteem, of widening and...1704, [Jonathan Swift], “Section IX. A Digression Concerning the Original, the Use and Improvement of Madness in a Commonwealth.”, in A Tale of a Tub. […], London: […] John Nutt, […], →OCLC, page 175

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Questions about soddering

What is soddering the present participle and gerund of?
Soddering is the present participle and gerund of sodder.

Words near soddering in the dictionary

  1. soddenly
  2. soddenness
  3. soddens
  4. sodder
  5. soddered
  6. soddering
  7. sodders
  8. soddie
  9. soddies
  10. sodding
  11. sodding hell

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