ruddle
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʌdəl
Etymology 1
From rud + -le. Compare German Rötel (“track”), Post-Classical Latin rudellum [1]. Compare to reddle and raddle.
Noun
ruddle (countable and uncountable, plural ruddles)
- A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep.
- (obsolete) Ruddiness; red coloration.
Synonyms
- raddle
- reddle
Derived terms
- ruddleman
Verb
ruddle (third-person singular simple present ruddles, present participle ruddling, simple past and past participle ruddled)
- To mark something with red ochre.
- To raddle or twist.
Synonyms
- raddle
- reddle
References
- OED 2nd edition 1989
- http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/168489#eid24746278
Noun
ruddle (plural ruddles)
- A riddle or sieve.
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Verb
ruddle (third-person singular simple present ruddles, present participle ruddling, simple past and past participle ruddled)
- (transitive) To sift together; to mix, as through a sieve.