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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
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
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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