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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
raddle
    n 1: a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking [syn: ruddle,
         reddle, raddle]
    v 1: twist or braid together, interlace [syn: raddle,
         ruddle]
    2: mark or paint with raddle

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Raddle \Rad"dle\ (r[a^]d"d'l), v. t.
   To interweave or twist together.
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         Raddling or working it up like basket work. --De Foe.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Raddle \Rad"dle\ (r[a^]d"d'l), n. [Cf. Ruddle.]
   A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical
   processes; ruddle. "A raddle of rouge." --Thackeray.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Raddle \Rad"dle\, v. t.
   To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle. "Whitened and
   raddled old women." --Thackeray.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Raddle \Rad"dle\ (r[a^]d"d'l), n. [Cf. G. r[aum]der, r[aum]del,
   sieve, or perhaps E. 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.
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   2. A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also raddle
      hedge. --Todd.
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   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.
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6. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018)
Raddle

   

   ["On the Design of Large Distributed Systems", I.R. Forman,
   Proc 1st IEEE Intl Conf Comp Langs, pp.25-27 (Oct 1986)].

   (2008-07-30)


Thesaurus Results for raddle:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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