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Pronunciation : Rad"dle
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. G. r?der, r?del, sieve, or perhaps E. reed.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Rad"dle
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To interweave or twist together. Raddling or working it up like basket work. De Foe.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Rad"dle
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. Ruddle.]
Definition : Defn: A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; ruddle. "A ruddle of rouge." Thackeray.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Rad"dle
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle. "Whitened and raddled old women." Thackeray.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913