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Definition of Raddle
Rad´dle Pronunciation: răd´d'l | n. | 1. | 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. | | 2. | A hedge or fence made with raddles; - called also raddle hedge. | | 3. | 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. | 1. | To interweave or twist together. | | n. | 1. | A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; ruddle. | | v. t. | 1. | To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle. |
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