English Explanatory Dictionary

raddle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A red ochre.
verb
  1. To mark with raddle; to daub something red.
  2. To interweave or twist together.
  3. To do work in a slovenly way.
noun
  1. A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, interwoven with others between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence.
  2. A hedge or fence made with raddles.
  3. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹædəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-raddle.wav

Word forms

raddle raddles raddling raddled

Etymology

From a variation of reddle, ruddle. Related to red.

Synonyms

reddle ruddle redden interlace lace betwine braid entwist entwine interthread intertwine intertwist interweave lock raddle twine twist schlep slaister slob evener niffler

Related words

ruddy raddled

Derived words

raddleman
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