RADDLE

ruddle, reddle, raddle

(noun) a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking

raddle

(verb) mark or paint with raddle

raddle, ruddle

(verb) twist or braid together, interlace

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

raddle (countable and uncountable, plural raddles)

A red ochre.

Synonyms

• reddle

• ruddle

Verb

raddle (third-person singular simple present raddles, present participle raddling, simple past and past participle raddled)

To mark with raddle; to daub something red.

To interweave or twist together.

To do work in a slovenly way.

Synonyms

• reddle

• ruddle

Etymology 2

Noun

raddle (plural raddles)

A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, interwoven with others between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence.

A hedge or fence made with raddles.

An instrument consisting of a wooden bar, with a row of upright pegs set in it, used by domestic weavers to keep the warp of a proper width and prevent tangling when it is wound upon the beam of the loom.

Synonyms

• (weavers' tool): evener, niffler

Anagrams

• Aldred, ladder, larded

Source: Wiktionary

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Rad"dle, n. Etym: [Cf. G. räder, rädel, sieve, or perhaps E. reed.]

1. A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, which is interwoven with others, between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence.

2. A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also raddle hedge. Todd.

3. An instrument consisting of a woodmen bar, with a row of upright pegs set in it, used by domestic weavers to keep the warp of a proper width, and prevent tangling when it is wound upon the beam of the loom.

Rad"dle, v. t.

Definition: To interweave or twist together. Raddling or working it up like basket work. De Foe.

Rad"dle, n. Etym: [Cf. Ruddle.]

Definition: A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; ruddle. "A ruddle of rouge." Thackeray.

Rad"dle, v. t.

Definition: To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle. "Whitened and raddled old women." Thackeray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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