ruddle

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep.
2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Ruddiness; red coloration.
3. A riddle or sieve.

   “They will not passe thorough the holes of the sieve, ruddle or trie, if they be narrow.”

verb

1. To mark something with red ochre.
2. To raddle or twist.
3. (transitive)To sift together; to mix, as through a sieve.

name

1. (countable, uncountable)A surname.
2. (countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States.