raddle

UK: /ˈræd^əl/ US: (rad′l)

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rad•dle¹  (rad′l), v.t., -dled, -dling. 

1. to interweave;
   wattle.

• Anglo-French reidele pole, rail of a cart (Old French redelle; compare French ridelle)
• verb, verbal use of raddle lath 1665–75

rad•dle²  (rad′l), n., v., -dled, -dling. 
n. 

1. ruddle.

v.t. 

2. ruddle.
3. to color coarsely.

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raddle / ˈræd^əl/ verb

1. (transitive) to paint (the face) with rouge

noun , verb

1. another word for ruddle

Etymology: 16th Century: variant of ruddle

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rud•dle  (rud′l), n., v., -dled, -dling. 
n. 

1. a red variety of ocher, used for marking sheep, coloring, etc.

v.t. 

2. to mark or color with ruddle.

Also, raddle, reddle. 

• dialect, dialectal rud (see rudd) + -le 1530–40

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ruddle / ˈrʌd^əl/, raddle, reddle noun

1. a red ochre, used esp to mark sheep

verb

1. (transitive) to mark (sheep) with ruddle

Etymology: 16th Century: diminutive formed from Old English rudu redness; see rudd