Raddle \Rad"dle\, n. [Cf. G. r["a]der, r["a]del, sieve, or
perhaps E. reed.]
1. A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, which is
interwoven with others, between upright posts or stakes,
in making a kind of hedge or fence.
2. A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also raddle
hedge. --Todd.
3. An instrument consisting of a woodmen bar, with a row of
upright pegs set in it, used by domestic weavers to keep
the warp of a proper width, and prevent tangling when it
is wound upon the beam of the loom.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Raddle \Rad"dle\, v. t.
To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle. ``Whitened and
raddled old women.'' --Thackeray.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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