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| ruddle [ rúdd'l ] or reddle [ rédd'l ] or raddle [ rádd'l ] |
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colouring substance: a red ochre. Use: dye, formerly to mark sheep.
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transitive verb (3rd person present singular ruddles, present participle ruddling, past and past participle ruddled) |
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colour something with ruddle: to dye or mark something such as a sheep with ruddle
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| [Mid-16th century. < obsolete rud 'redness' < Germanic, 'red'] |
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