raddle
1[ rad-l ]
/ ˈræd l /
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verb (used with object), rad·dled, rad·dling.
to interweave; wattle.
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Origin of raddle
11665–75; v. use of raddle lath <Anglo-French reidele pole, rail of a cart (Old French redelle; compare French ridelle)
Words nearby raddle
radarscope, radar telescope, radar trap, Radcliff, Radcliffe, raddle, raddled, raddleman, radeau, radectomy, Radek
Definition for raddle (2 of 2)
raddle2
[ rad-l ]
/ ˈræd l /
noun
verb (used with object), rad·dled, rad·dling.
to color coarsely.
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British Dictionary definitions for raddle (1 of 2)
Word Origin for raddle
C17: from obsolete noun sense of raddle meaning a rod, wattle, or lath, from Old French redalle a stick, pole; of obscure origin
British Dictionary definitions for raddle (2 of 2)
raddle2
/ (ˈrædəl) /
verb
(tr) mainly British to paint (the face) with rouge
noun, verb
another word for ruddle
Word Origin for raddle
C16: variant of ruddle
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