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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.

  2. A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also raddle hedge.
    --Todd.

  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.