raddle > define

noun

• A red iron ore used in dyeing and marking.
  • synonyms: ruddle, reddle

verb

• Twist or braid together, interlace.
  • synonyms: ruddle
• Mark or paint with raddle. .

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