About The Word Raddle
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Raddle Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Raddle?
[v] mark or paint with raddle
[v] twist or braid together, interlace Synonyms | Synonyms for Raddle: ruddle Related Terms | Find terms related to Raddle: See Also | interweave | mark | weave Raddle In Webster's Dictionary \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. |
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