ruddle (1), raddle, reddle

[From the same root as ruddy.] A species of red earth, colored by sesquioxide of iron. It is used for marking sheep. *ruddle-man, s. One who digs ruddle. "Besmeared like a ruddle - man , a gypsy, or a chimney. sweeper."- Burton : Anatomy of Melancholy , p. 470. *rŭd'-dle (2), subst . [RIDDLE (2), s.] A riddle, a sieve. "The holes of the sieve, ruddle, or try."-P. Holland: Plutarch, p. 86. rud-dle (1), v. t. [RUDDLE, s.] To mark with ruddle. "A fair sheep newly ruddled . "-Lady Montagu: To Lady Rich , Oct. 10, 1718. *rŭd-dle (2), v. t. [RADDLE, v.] To twist. rud-dốc, rud-dock, *rud-docke, *rud-dok, s. the course of anything. rudder-band, rudder-brace, s. Naut .: That part of a rudder-hinge which has bands to brace the rudder and an eye for the pintle on the part attached to the stern-post.