raddle

(rad′'l)

interweave (sense )

Origin: < dial. raddle, a slender rod interwoven in a fence < Anglo-Fr reidele, cart rail, stout pole < OFr ridelle < MHG reidel, cudgel

noun, transitive verb raddled, raddling

ruddle

See raddle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb rad·dled, rad·dling, rad·dles

To twist together; interweave.

Origin:

Origin: From dialectal raddle, stick interwoven with others in a fence

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman reidele, stout pole

Origin: , possibly from Middle High German reidel, rod; see reidh- in Indo-European roots

noun & v.

Variant of ruddle.

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