What is the meaning of Raddle?

  • (n.) 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.
  • (v.t.) To mark or paint with or as with, raddle.
  • (n.) A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also raddle hedge.
  • (v.t.) To interweave or twist together.
  • (n.) A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; ruddle.
  • (n.) A long, flexible stick, rod or branch, which is interwoven with others, between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence.
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APAWebster's. (2011). raddle. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/raddle/definitions/2052255
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HarvardWebster's 2011, raddle, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/raddle/definitions/2052255>.
MLAWebster's. "raddle" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/raddle/definitions/2052255>
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