ruddle
verbEtymology From rud + -le. Compare German Rötel (“track”), Post-Classical Latin rudellum. Compare to reddle and raddle.
1
To mark something with red ochre.
2
To raddle or twist.
ruddle
noun/ˈɹʌdəl/
Etymology From rud + -le. Compare German Rötel (“track”), Post-Classical Latin rudellum. Compare to reddle and raddle.
1
A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep.
2
Obsolete Ruddiness; red coloration.
- Derived terms
- Lemnian ruddle, ruddleman