RUDDLING

Verb

ruddling

present 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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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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