ruddle

Etymology 1

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

noun

  1. A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep.
  2. (obsolete) Ruddiness; red coloration.

verb

  1. To mark something with red ochre.
  2. To raddle or twist.

Etymology 2

noun

  1. A riddle or sieve.

verb

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

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