Raddle

[rædl]

Definition

(verb.) mark or paint with raddle.

(verb.) twist or braid together, interlace.

Edited by Johanna--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

(n.) A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also raddle hedge.

(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 interweave or twist together.

(n.) A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; ruddle.

(v. t.) To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle.

Checked by Flossie

Definition

v.t. to interweave: to beat.—n. a hedge formed by interweaving the branches of trees: a hurdle: split wood like laths: a wooden bar used in domestic weaving.

n. a layer of red pigment—also Redd′le.—v.t. to colour coarsely as with raddle: to do work in a slovenly way.

Typist: Tyler