• Raddle

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ˈrædÉ™l/
    • Rhymes: -ædÉ™l

    Origin 1

    Related to red.

    Full definition of raddle

    Noun

    raddle

    (plural raddles)
    1. A red ochre.

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    Verb

    1. To mark with raddle; to daub something red.
    2. To interweave or twist together.
      • Daniel DefoeRaddling or working it up like basket work.

    Synonyms

    Origin 2

    Compare German word for "sieve", or perhaps English reed.

    Noun

    raddle

    (plural raddles)
    1. A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, interwoven with others between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence.
    2. A hedge or fence made with raddles.
    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.

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