ruddle

[ ruhd-l ]

/ ˈrʌd l /

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noun

a red variety of ocher, used for marking sheep, coloring, etc.

verb (used with object), rud·dled, rud·dling.

to mark or color with ruddle.

Also raddle, reddle .

Origin of ruddle

1530–40; dial. rud (see rudd) + -le

OTHER WORDS FROM ruddle

un·rud·dled, adjective

Words nearby ruddle

rudderfish, rudderhead, rudderpost, rudderstock, ruddevator, ruddle, ruddleman, ruddock, ruddy, ruddy duck, ruddy turnstone

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Example sentences from the Web for ruddle

Ruddle, however, saw the boy, and was convinced of his sincerity.
Cornish Characters|S. Baring-Gould
As Mr. Robbins says: "The completeness of the body of proof of the Ruddle authorship leaves nothing therefore to be desired."
Cornish Characters|S. Baring-Gould
However, Ruddle promised to call on the old gentleman, whose name was Bligh, and whose house was Botathan.
Cornish Characters|S. Baring-Gould
These rude stones are very often smeared with ruddle or red ochre.
The Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India, Vol. II (of 2)|W. Crooke

Lemnian earth, ruddle, and very many minerals do this, and yet they are fatuously said to attract.
On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth|William Gilbert of Colchester

British Dictionary definitions for ruddle

ruddle

raddle or reddle

/ (ˈrʌdəl) /

noun

a red ochre, used esp to mark sheep

verb

(tr) to mark (sheep) with ruddle

Word Origin for ruddle

C16: diminutive formed from Old English rudu redness; see rudd

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单词	ruddle
释义	ruddle [ ruhd-l ] / ˈrʌd l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ruddle ON THESAURUS.COM noun a red variety of ocher, used for marking sheep, coloring, etc. verb (used with object), rud·dled, rud·dling. to mark or color with ruddle. Also raddle, reddle . Origin of ruddle 1530–40; dial. rud (see rudd) + -le OTHER WORDS FROM ruddle un·rud·dled, adjective Words nearby ruddle rudderfish, rudderhead, rudderpost, rudderstock, ruddevator, ruddle, ruddleman, ruddock, ruddy, ruddy duck, ruddy turnstone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ruddle Ruddle, however, saw the boy, and was convinced of his sincerity. Cornish Characters\|S. Baring-Gould As Mr. Robbins says: "The completeness of the body of proof of the Ruddle authorship leaves nothing therefore to be desired." Cornish Characters\|S. Baring-Gould However, Ruddle promised to call on the old gentleman, whose name was Bligh, and whose house was Botathan. Cornish Characters\|S. Baring-Gould These rude stones are very often smeared with ruddle or red ochre. The Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India, Vol. II (of 2)\|W. Crooke Lemnian earth, ruddle, and very many minerals do this, and yet they are fatuously said to attract. On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth\|William Gilbert of Colchester British Dictionary definitions for ruddle ruddle raddle or reddle / (ˈrʌdəl) / noun a red ochre, used esp to mark sheep verb (tr) to mark (sheep) with ruddle Word Origin for ruddle C16: diminutive formed from Old English rudu redness; see rudd Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ruddle pink, tint, suffuse, mantle, color, rose, rouge, bloody, paint, rubric, flush, crimson, dye, rust, glow, rubify, rubricate, incarnadine, ruddy, pinken
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ruddle

noun

verb (used with object), rud·dled, rud·dling.

Origin of ruddle

OTHER WORDS FROM ruddle

Words nearby ruddle

Example sentences from the Web for ruddle

British Dictionary definitions for ruddle

raddle or reddle

noun

verb

Word Origin for ruddle

Words related to ruddle