Reddle
[redl]
Definition
(n.) Red chalk. See under Chalk.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Red-chalk.
Typist: Vern
Definition
n. an impure peroxide of iron (ferric oxide) associated with very variable proportions of clay or chalk—also Red′-clay Radd′le Red′-chalk.—n. Redd′leman a dealer in red clay.
Typist: Ralph
Examples
- I gave up dealing in reddle last Christmas, said Venn. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- All that reddlemen do is sell reddle. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Since I have taken to the reddle trade I travel a good deal, as you know. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Not altogether the selling of reddle? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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