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Definitions for: Raddle
[v] mark or paint with raddle
[v] twist or braid together, interlace
Webster (1913) Definition: Rad"dle, n. [Cf. G. r["a]der, r["a]del, 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 woodmen 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, v. t.
To interweave or twist together.
Raddling or working it up like basket work. --De Foe.
Rad"dle, n. [Cf. Ruddle.]
A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical
processes; ruddle. ``A ruddle of rouge.'' --Thackeray.
Rad"dle, v. t.
To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle. ``Whitened and
raddled old women.'' --Thackeray.
Synonyms: ruddle
See Also: interweave, mark, weave
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