raddle

[ rad-l ]

/ ˈræd l /

verb (used with object), rad·dled, rad·dling.

to interweave; wattle.

Nearby words

Origin of raddle

1665–75; v. use of raddle lath < Anglo-French reidele pole, rail of a cart (Old French redelle; compare French ridelle)

Definition for raddle (2 of 2)

raddle

[ rad-l ]

/ ˈræd l /

noun

ruddle.

verb (used with object), rad·dled, rad·dling.

ruddle.

to color coarsely.

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Examples from the Web for raddle

All this Mr. Raddle heard with great submission, and presently returned to the parlour in a most lamb-like manner.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
Mrs. Raddle tossed her head, bit her lips, rubbed her hands harder, and looked at the wall more steadily than ever.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
“I have been a good deal flurried,” replied Mrs. Raddle, in a reproachful manner.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
There is a removable loom attachment which when first shown to me was called a raddle.
Home Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle

“I beg your parding, young man,” demanded Mrs. Raddle in a louder and more imperative tone.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for raddle (1 of 2)

raddle

/ (ˈrædəl) /

verb

(tr) another word for interweave

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)

raddle

/ (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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