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ruddle

rud·dle [ rúdd'l ] or red·dle [ rédd'l ] or rad·dle [ rádd'l ]


noun 
Definition:
 
coloring substance: a red ocher. Use: dye, formerly, to mark sheep.



transitive verb  (past and past participle rud·dled, present participle rud·dling, 3rd person present singular rud·dles)
Definition:
 
color something with ruddle: to dye or mark something such as a sheep with ruddle

[Mid-16th century. < obsolete rud "redness" < Germanic, "red"]
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