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rud·dle
(rŭd′l) also red·dle (rĕd′l) or rad·dle (răd′l)n.
Red ocherous iron ore, used in dyeing and marking.
tr.v. rud·dled, rud·dling, rud·dles also red·dled or red·dling or red·dles or rad·dled or rad·dling or rad·dles
To dye or mark with or as if with red ocher: ruddle sheep.
[Probably diminutive of rud, red, from Middle English rudde, from Old English rudu; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]
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ruddle
(ˈrʌdəl) ,raddle
orreddle
n
(Agriculture) a red ochre, used esp to mark sheep
vb
(Agriculture) (tr) to mark (sheep) with ruddle
[C16: diminutive formed from Old English rudu redness; see rudd]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
rud•dle
(ˈrʌd l)n., v. -dled, -dling. n.
1. a red variety of ocher, used for marking sheep, coloring, etc.
v.t. 2. to mark or color with ruddle.
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ruddle
Past participle: ruddled
Gerund: ruddling
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| Noun | 1. | ruddle - a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking iron ore - an ore from which iron can be extracted |
| Verb | 1. | ruddle - twist or braid together, interlace interweave, weave - interlace by or as if by weaving |
| 2. | ruddle - redden as if with a red ocher color redden - make red; "The setting sun reddened the sky" |
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