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ruddle
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ruddle \Rud"dle\, v. t. To raddle or twist. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ruddle \Rud"dle\, n. [See Rud; cf. Reddle.] (Min.) A species of red earth colored by iron sesquioxide; red ocher. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ruddle \Rud"dle\, n. A riddle or sieve. [Obs.] --Holland. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ruddle \Rud"dle\, v. t.
To mark with ruddle; to raddle; to rouge. "Their ruddled
cheeks." --Thackeray.
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A fair sheep newly ruddled. --Lady M. W.
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