- ruddle
- I. noun Etymology: diminutive of rud red ocher Date: 1538 red ocher II. transitive verb (ruddled; ruddling) Date: 1718 to color with or as if with red ocher ; redden
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Ruddle — Rud dle, v. t. To mark with ruddle; to raddle; to rouge. Their ruddled cheeks. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] A fair sheep newly ruddled. Lady M. W. Montagu. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ruddle — Rud dle, v. t. To raddle or twist. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ruddle — Rud dle, n. A riddle or sieve. [Obs.] Holland. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ruddle — Rud dle, n. [See {Rud}; cf. {Reddle}.] (Min.) A species of red earth colored by iron sesquioxide; red ocher. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ruddle — [rud′ l] n. [< dial. rud, red ocher < ME rude: see RUDD] RED OCHER vt. ruddled, ruddling 1. to color or mark with red ocher, esp. to mark sheep thus 2. to cause to flush; redden … English World dictionary
Ruddle — This interesting surname, with variant spelling Ruddell, is of English locational origin from either of two places. Firstly, it may be from a place called Rudhall in Gloucester which derives its name from the old English pre 7th Century personal… … Surnames reference
ruddle — /rud l/, n., v., ruddled, ruddling. n. 1. a red variety of ocher, used for marking sheep, coloring, etc. v.t. 2. to mark or color with ruddle. Also, raddle, reddle. [1530 40; dial. rud (see RUDD) + LE] * * * … Universalium
ruddle — rud•dle [[t]ˈrʌd l[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) a red variety of ocher, used for marking sheep, coloring, etc 2) to mark or color with ruddle • Etymology: 1530–40; dial. rud (see rudd) + le … From formal English to slang
ruddle — n. & v. n. a red ochre, esp. of a kind used for marking sheep. v.tr. mark or colour with or as with ruddle. Etymology: rel. to obs. rud: see RUDD … Useful english dictionary
Ruddle, West Virginia — Ruddle is an unincorporated community on the South Branch Potomac River located in Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA. Ruddle lies along U.S. Highway 220. According to the Geographic Names Information System, Ruddle was originally known by the… … Wikipedia
