RUDDLED

Verb

ruddled

simple past tense and past participle of ruddle

Source: Wiktionary


RUDDLE

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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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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