Raddle
Raddle (rad"d'l) , noun
[Compare German rader, radel, sieve, or perhaps English reed.]
1.
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.
2.
A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also raddle hedge. — Todd
3.
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.
Raddle (rad"d'l) , transitive verb
To interweave or twist together.
Raddling or working it up like basket work.
Raddle (rad"d'l) , noun
[Compare Ruddle.]
A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; ruddle.
A raddle of rouge.
Raddle , transitive verb
To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle.
Whitened and raddled old women.