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ruddle.

A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹʌdəl/
  1. A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Ruddiness; red coloration.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From rud + -le. Compare German Rötel (“track”), Post-Classical Latin rudellum. Compare to reddle and raddle.

verb/ˈɹʌdəl/
  1. To mark something with red ochre.

  2. To raddle or twist.

Where this word comes from

From rud + -le. Compare German Rötel (“track”), Post-Classical Latin rudellum. Compare to reddle and raddle.

noun/ˈɹʌdəl/
  1. A riddle or sieve.

verb/ˈɹʌdəl/
  1. To sift together; to mix, as through a sieve.

    transitive
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