Ruddle vs Cruddle - What's the difference?
ruddle | cruddle |
A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep
To mark something with red ochre.
To raddle or twist.
(obsolete) To curdle.
As verbs the difference between ruddle and cruddle
is that ruddle is to mark something with red ochre while cruddle is to curdle.As a noun ruddle
is a form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep.ruddle
English
Etymology 1
(en)Noun
(-)Synonyms
* raddle * reddleDerived terms
* ruddlemanVerb
(ruddl)Synonyms
* raddle * reddleReferences
*OED 2nd edition 1989Etymology 2
cruddle
English
Verb
(cruddl)- See how thy blood cruddles at this. — Beaumont and Fletcher.