[f. SODDEN ppl. a.] Sodden state, quality or condition.

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1890.  Science, XV. 230/1. The soddenness of improperly boiled or fried foods.

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1893.  Westm. Gaz., 26 April, 4/2. The bottom of the uncultivated gardens, where the ground is kept in a chronic state of soddenness.

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