Ruddle Definition

rŭdl
raddled, raddles, raddling, reddled, reddles, reddling, ruddled, ruddles, ruddling
noun
Webster's New World
Red ocherous iron ore, used in dyeing and marking.
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verb
To color or mark with red ocher, esp. to mark sheep thus.
Webster's New World
To cause to flush; redden.
Webster's New World

To raddle or twist.

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Origin of Ruddle

  • Probably diminutive of rud red from Middle English rudde from Old English rudu reudh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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