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Definition of "raddle" [rad•dle]

  • To twist together; interweave. (verb-transitive)
  • Variant of ruddle. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "raddle" in a sentence
  • "It may have been used as a sort of a "raddle," a tool used for assisting to keep the warp threads in position when being beamed, _i. e._ put on to the loom."
  • "Anyone who doesn't wish to know the function of a raddle in the insemination of sheep had better look away now."
  • "Maybe the raddle lied and the ram snuck back a fortnight later?"