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| rud·dle [ rúdd'l ] or red·dle [ rédd'l ] or rad·dle [ rádd'l ] |
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coloring substance: a red ocher. Use: dye, formerly, to mark sheep.
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transitive verb (past and past participle rud·dled, present participle rud·dling, 3rd person present singular rud·dles) |
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color 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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