Rad"dle (?), n. [Cf. G. rader, radel, sieve, or perhaps E. reed.]
1.
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.
2.
A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also raddle hedge.
Todd.
3.
An instrument consisting of a woodmen 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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Rad"dle, v. t.
To interweave or twist together.
Raddling or working it up like basket work.
De Foe.
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Rad"dle, n. [Cf. Ruddle.]
A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; ruddle.
"A
ruddle of rouge."
Thackeray.
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Rad"dle, v. t.
To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle
. "Whitened and
raddled old women."
Thackeray.
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