ruddle[verb]Synonyms: redden, incarnadine, rubify, rubric, ruby, rud, ruddy
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ruddle noun1 & verb.
['rʌd(ǝ)l] Also (earlier)
roddle.
LME.[Rel. to RUD noun1, verb: see -LE1. Cf. RADDLE noun1 & verb1, REDDLE noun.]A. noun. Red ochre used as a colouring, esp. for marking sheep.
LME.b. verb trans. Mark or colour (as) with ruddle. Usu. in
pass. E18.
Comb.:
ruddleman a digger of or dealer in ruddle.
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