RUDDIES
Noun
ruddies
plural of ruddy
Source: Wiktionary
RUDDY
Rud"dy, a. [Compar. Ruddier; superl. Ruddiest.] Etym: [AS. rudig. See
Rud, n.]
1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy flame.
Milton.
They were more ruddy in body than rubies. Lam. iv. 7.
2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in high
health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. Dryden. Ruddy duck (Zoöl.), an
American duck (Erismatura rubida) having a broad bill and a wedge-
shaped tail composed of stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich
brownish red on the back, sides, and neck, black on the top of the
head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the cheeks. The female and
young male are dull brown mixed with blackish on the back; grayish
below. Called also dunbird, dundiver, ruddy diver, stifftail,
spinetail, hardhead, sleepy duck, fool duck, spoonbill, etc.
– Ruddy plover (Zoöl.) the sanderling.
Rud"dy, v. t.
Definition: To make ruddy. [R.] Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition