ruddle.
A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep.
Meaning & usage
A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep.
Ruddiness; red coloration.
Where this word comes from
From rud + -le. Compare German Rötel (“track”), Post-Classical Latin rudellum. Compare to reddle and raddle.
To mark something with red ochre.
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.
A riddle or sieve.
To sift together; to mix, as through a sieve.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.