ruddle

Meanings

Noun

A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep.
Ruddiness; red coloration.
A riddle or sieve.

Verb

To mark something with red ochre.
To raddle or twist.
To sift together; to mix, as through a sieve.

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Origin

From rud + -le. Compare German Rötel, Post-Classical Latin rudellum . Compare to reddle and raddle.

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