| Raddle (raddle) |
|---|
| n. | (r d"d'l) |
|---|
| Rad"dle |
| [Cf. G.
räder, rädel, sieve, or perhaps E.
reed.] |
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.
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| Raddle (raddle) |
|---|
| v. t. | |
|---|
| Rad"dle |
|
To interweave or
twist together.
|
A
red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes;
ruddle.
|
| Raddle (raddle) |
|---|
| v. t. | |
|---|
| Rad"dle |
|
To mark or paint
with, or as with, raddle.
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