As a noun raddle
is a red ochre or
raddle can be a long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, interwoven with others between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence.
As a verb raddle
is to mark with raddle; to daub something red.
As an adjective raddled is
worn-out and broken-down.
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raddle English
Etymology 1
Related to red.
(en)
Synonyms
* reddle
* ruddle
Verb
( raddl)
To mark with raddle; to daub something red.
To interweave or twist together.
* Daniel Defoe
- Raddling or working it up like basket work.
Synonyms
* reddle
* ruddle
See also
* ruddy
Etymology 2
Compare (etyl) word for "sieve", or perhaps English reed.
Noun
( en noun)
A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, interwoven with others between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence.
A hedge or fence made with raddles.
- (Todd)
An instrument consisting of a wooden 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.
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