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ruddle

Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌdəl/

The English word “ruddle” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep.
  2. Ruddiness; red coloration.
  3. A riddle or sieve.

verb

  1. To mark something with red ochre.
  2. To raddle or twist.
  3. To sift together; to mix, as through a sieve.

Etymology

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

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