raddle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking
    reddle; ruddle.
  2. verb twist or braid together, interlace
    ruddle.
  3. verb mark or paint with raddle

WordNet

Rad"dle noun
Etymology
Cf. G. räder, rädel, sieve, or perhaps E. reed.
Definitions
  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 transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To interweave or twist together.
    Raddling or working it up like basket work. De Foe.
Rad"dle noun
Etymology
Cf. Ruddle.
Definitions
  1. A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; ruddle. "A ruddle of rouge." Thackeray.
Rad"dle transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle. "Whitened and raddled old women." Thackeray.

Webster 1913