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• raddle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English radel, from diminutive of rad , red red Date: 14th century red ocher II. transitive verb (raddled; raddling) Date: 1631 to mark or paint with raddle III. transitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• raddle — raddle1 /rad l/, v.t., raddled, raddling. to interweave; wattle. [1665 75; v. use of raddle lath < AF reidele pole, rail of a cart (OF redelle; cf. F ridelle)] raddle2 /rad l/, n., v., raddled, raddling. n …   Universalium

• raddle — raddle1 [rad′ l] vt. raddled, raddling [< dial. raddle, a slender rod interwoven in a fence < Anglo Fr reidele, cart rail, stout pole < OFr ridelle < MHG reidel, cudgel] INTERWEAVE (sense 1) raddle2 [rad′ l] n., vt. raddled, raddling… …   English World dictionary

• Raddle — Rad dle (r[a^]d d l), v. t. To interweave or twist together. [1913 Webster] Raddling or working it up like basket work. De Foe. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• raddle — /ˈrædl/ (say radl) noun 1. a red variety of ochre, used especially to mark sheep for identification. 2. a coloured mark, as one made with raddle, placed upon sheep for identification or to indicate a badly shorn sheep. –verb (t) (raddled,… …