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raddle.

A red ochre.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹædəl/
  1. A red ochre.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From a variation of reddle, ruddle. Related to red.

verb/ˈɹædəl/
  1. To mark with raddle; to daub something red.

  2. To interweave or twist together.

  3. To do work in a slovenly way.

Where this word comes from

From a variation of reddle, ruddle. Related to red.

noun/ˈɹædəl/
  1. A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, interwoven with others between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence.

  2. A hedge or fence made with raddles.

  3. 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.

Where this word comes from

From earlier radel, redle (noun), and ruddle (verb), perhaps a transposition of hurdle or an alteration of riddle (“curtain”).

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