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(rud′'l)

noun

red ocher

Origin: < dial. rud, red ocher < ME rude: see rudd

transitive verb ruddled, ruddling

to color or mark with red ocher, esp. to mark sheep thus
to cause to flush; redden

See ruddle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Red ocherous iron ore, used in dyeing and marking.

transitive verb rud·dled also red·dled or rad·dled, rud·dling also red·dling or rad·dl·ing, rud·dles also red·dles or rad·dles

To dye or mark with or as if with red ocher: ruddle sheep.

Origin:

Origin: Probably diminutive of rud, red

Origin: , from Middle English rudde

Origin: , from Old English rudu; see reudh- in Indo-European roots

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