raddle Definition

raddle
noun

1. Red ochre; ruddle.

verb raddled, raddling

1. To colour or mark with red ochre.
2. To rouge coarsely.

Derivative: raddled
adj

Said of a person or a person's face: worn out and haggard-looking through debauchery.

Etymology: 16c: a variant of ruddle.

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ruddle
raddle
reddle
noun

1. Red ochre, used especially to mark sheep.

verb

ruddled, ruddling
1. To mark (sheep) with ruddle.

Etymology: 16c: from Anglo-Saxon rudu redness.