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What's The Definition Of Raddle?

\Rad"dle\, n. [Cf. G. r["a]der, r["a]del, 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. To interweave or twist together. Raddling or working it up like basket work. --De Foe.
\Rad"dle\, n. [Cf. {Ruddle}.] A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; ruddle. ``A ruddle of rouge.'' --Thackeray.
\Rad"dle\, v. t. To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle. ``Whitened and raddled old women.'' --Thackeray.