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ruddle¹

  • /ˈɹʌdəl/

Rhymes with -ʌdəl

Where it comes from

From rud + -le. Compare German Rötel (“track”), Post-Classical Latin rudellum. Compare to reddle and raddle.

noun ruddles

  1. countable, uncountable A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep.
  2. countable, obsolete, uncountable Ruddiness; red coloration.

Similar: raddle, reddle

verb ruddles · ruddling · ruddled

  1. To mark something with red ochre.

    Similar: raddle, redden, reddle

  2. To raddle or twist.

    Similar: interlace, interweave, raddle, betwine, braid, entwist, entwine, interthread, intertwine, intertwist, lace, lock

ruddle²

  • /ˈɹʌdəl/

Rhymes with -ʌdəl

noun ruddles

  1. A riddle or sieve. They will not passe thorough the holes of the sieve, ruddle or trie, if they be narrow.

verb ruddles · ruddling · ruddled

  1. transitive To sift together; to mix, as through a sieve.

Ruddle³

Where it comes from

Variant of Ruddell.

proper noun Ruddles

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States.

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Similar: raddle, reddle

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"ruddle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ruddle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ruddle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ruddle

Chicago

"ruddle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ruddle.

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@misc{ruddle_2026,
  title = {ruddle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ruddle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}