raddle — ODE · Shobdo

raddle /ˈradl

▸ noun another term for reddle

▪ [count noun] a block or stick of reddle.

▸ verb [with object]

1 cause (someone) to show signs of age or fatigue:

they were raddled by jet lag and sleeplessness after flying to Tokyo via Alaska.

2 colour with reddle:

a device which holds a colour marking device on rams in lieu of raddling their breast wool with colour.

– ORIGIN Middle English Middle English: apparently a variant of ruddle, although the change in vowel is unexplained.