RUDDLE

ruddle, reddle, raddle

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

ruddle

(verb) redden as if with a red ocher color

raddle, ruddle

(verb) twist or braid together, interlace

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

ruddle (countable and uncountable, plural ruddles)

A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep.

(obsolete) Ruddiness; red coloration.

Synonyms

• raddle

• reddle

Verb

ruddle (third-person singular simple present ruddles, present participle ruddling, simple past and past participle ruddled)

To mark something with red ochre.

To raddle or twist.

Synonyms

• raddle

• reddle

Etymology 2

Noun

ruddle (plural ruddles)

A riddle or sieve.

Verb

ruddle (third-person singular simple present ruddles, present participle ruddling, simple past and past participle ruddled)

(transitive) To sift together; to mix, as through a sieve.

Source: Wiktionary

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Rud"dle, v. t.

Definition: To raddle or twist. [Obs.]

Rud"dle, n.

Definition: A riddle or sieve. [Obs.] Holland.

Rud"dle, n. Etym: [See Rud; cf. Reddle.] (Min.)

Definition: A species of red earth colored by iron sesquioxide; red ocher.

Rud"dle, v. t.

Definition: To mark with ruddle; to raddle; to rouge. "Their ruddled cheeks." Thackeray. A fair sheep newly ruddled. Lady M. W. Montagu.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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