Raddle

1. (n.) A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, which is interwoven with others, between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence.
2. (n.) A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also raddle hedge.
3. (n.) An instrument consisting of a wooden bar, with a row of upright pegs set in it, used by domestic weavers to keep the warp of a proper width, and prevent tangling when it is wound upon the beam of the loom.
4. (v. t.) To interweave or twist together.
5. (n.) A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; ruddle.
6. (v. t.) To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle.