noun, verb — 7 senses
/ˈɹædəl/
Etymology From a variation of reddle, ruddle. Related to red.
A red ochre.
Etymology From a variation of reddle, ruddle. Related to red.
To mark with raddle; to daub something red.
To interweave or twist together.
To do work in a slovenly way.
Etymology From earlier radel, redle (noun), and ruddle (verb), perhaps a transposition of hurdle or an alteration of riddle (“curtain”).
A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, interwoven with others between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence.
A hedge or fence made with raddles.
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.
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