Meaning

A red ochre..

Definitions by Sense

1. A red ochre.
2. To mark with raddle; to daub something red.
3. To interweave or twist together.
4. To do work in a slovenly way.
5. A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, interwoven with others between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence.
6. A hedge or fence made with raddles.
7. 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.

Example Sentences

raddling or working it up like basket work

A raddle - hedge is a hedge of pleached or plash'd or twisted or wreathed twigs or boughs

Word Forms

• raddles
• raddling
• raddled

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When Should You Use Raddle?

Use raddle when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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