ruddle

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ʌdəl

Etymology 1

From rud +‎ -le. Compare German Rötel (“track”), Post-Classical Latin rudellum [1]. Compare to reddle and raddle.

Noun

ruddle (countable and uncountable, plural ruddles)

  1. A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep
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Verb

ruddle (third-person singular simple present ruddles, present participle ruddling, simple past and past participle ruddled)

  1. To mark something with red ochre.
  2. To raddle or twist.
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References

  • OED 2nd edition 1989

Etymology 2

Noun

ruddle (plural ruddles)

  1. A riddle or sieve.
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