Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raddle

/ˈɹædəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: rad-dle
IPA: /ˈɹædəl/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To mark with raddle; to daub something red.

verb

To interweave or twist together.

verb

To do work in a slovenly way.

noun

A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, interwoven with others between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence.

noun

A hedge or fence made with raddles.

noun

An instrument consisting of a wooden 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.

Example Sentences

"raddling or working it up like basket work"
"A raddle - hedge is a hedge of pleached or plash'd or twisted or wreathed twigs or boughs"

Etymology

From a variation of reddle, ruddle. Related to red.

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₁rewdʰ-

Usage

Inflected Forms

raddles (plural) raddles (present, singular) raddling (participle, present) raddled (participle, past) raddled (past)

Derived Forms

raddleman

Frequently Paired Words

ruddy raddled

Synonyms

redden reddle ruddle interlace lace betwine braid entwist entwine interthread intertwine intertwist

Rhymes With

saddle paddle doggy paddle straddle waddle twaddle skedaddle addle astraddle staddle unswaddle offsaddle

Questions

How do you pronounce raddle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹædəl/.
What does raddle mean?: A red ochre.
Where does raddle come from?: From a variation of reddle, ruddle. Related to red.

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