raddle
nounEtymology
From earlier radel, redle (noun), and ruddle (verb), perhaps a transposition of hurdle or an alteration of riddle (“curtain”).
Definitions
A red ochre.
To mark with raddle
To mark with raddle; to daub something red.
To interweave or twist together.
- raddling or working it up like basket work
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To do work in a slovenly way.
A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, interwoven with others between upright posts or…
A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, interwoven with others between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence.
A hedge or fence made with raddles.
- A raddle - hedge is a hedge of pleached or plash'd or twisted or wreathed twigs or boughs
An instrument consisting of a wooden bar, with a row of upright pegs set in it, used by…
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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