- raddle hedge
- Raddle Rad"dle (r[a^]d"d'l), n. [Cf. G. r["a]der, r["a]del,
sieve, or perhaps E. reed.]
1. 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.
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2. A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also {raddle hedge}. --Todd. [1913 Webster]
3. 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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
