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Webster 1913 Edition
Raddle
Rad′dle
(răd′d’l)
, Noun.
[Cf. G.
räder
, rädel
, sieve, or perhaps E. reed
.] 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 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.
Rad′dle
(răd′d’l)
, Verb.
T.
To interweave or twist together.
Raddling
or working it up like basket work. De Foe.
Rad′dle
(răd′d’l)
, Noun.
[Cf.
Ruddle
.] A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; ruddle.
“A raddle of rouge.” Thackeray.
Rad′dle
,Verb.
T.
To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle.
“Whitened and raddled
old women.” Thackeray.
Webster 1828 Edition
Raddle
RAD'DLE
, v.t.To twist; to wind together. [Not in use.]
RAD'DLE
,Noun.
[I believe the two foregoing words are not used in the United States, and probably they are local.]