| raddle | 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. 2. A hedge or fence made with raddles; called also raddle hedge. 3. An instrument consisting of a woodmen 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. Origin: Cf. G. Rader, radel, sieve, or perhaps E. Reed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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