ˈruddleman
[f. ruddle n.1]
A digger of, or dealer in, ruddle; a raddleman.
1623 Burton Anat. Mel. iii. ii. ii. ii. (ed. 4) 471 Besmeared like a ruddleman, a gypsy, or a chimny-sweeper. 1832 Miss Mitford Village Ser. v. (1863) 411 He joined a troop of ruddle-men. |