Raddle

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1. Noun

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. Noun

A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also raddle hedge.

3. Noun

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.

4. Verb

To interweave or twist together.

5. Noun

A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; ruddle.

6. Verb

To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle.

7. Noun

a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking
Vocabulary classified under Chemistry
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