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RAD'DLE, v.t.
RAD'DLE, n. [supra.] A long stick used in hedging; also, a hedge formed by interweaving the shoots and branches of trees or shrubs.
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.
A hedge or fence made with raddles; --
called also raddle hedge.
Todd. 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.
To interweave or
twist together.
Raddling or working it up like basket work. De Foe. A
red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes;
ruddle.
"A raddle of rouge." Thackeray. To mark or paint
with, or as with, raddle.
"Whitened and raddled old
women." Thackeray. | ||||||||