SINCE 1828
ruddle
noun
rud·dle
| \ ˈrə-dᵊl
\
\
Definition of ruddle
(Entry 1 of 2)
ruddle
verb
ruddled;
ruddling\ ˈrəd-liŋ
, ˈrə-dᵊl-iŋ \
, ˈrə-dᵊl-iŋ \
Definition of ruddle (Entry 2 of 2)
: to color with or as if with red ocher : redden
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