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raddle - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'raddle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Raddle [ n.]
- 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.
- A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also raddle hedge.
- 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.
- A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; ruddle.
2 . Raddle [ v. t.]
- To interweave or twist together.
- To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle.