raddles
plural of raddle
• Aldreds, Saddler, ladders, saddler
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
7 November 2024
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
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