ruddy
A ruddy duckA ruddy duck.
» My beloved is white and ruddy, chosen out of thousands.
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2 senses(informal)A ruddy duck.
(informal)A ruddy ground dove.
Examples
7 sentencesMy beloved is white and ruddy, chosen out of thousands.
My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.
The hint of stubble on his face evens out his ruddy looks.
As year succeeded to year she grew taller and stronger, her cheek more ruddy and her step more elastic.
The other was about fifteen years younger, short, stout, ruddy-faced, and red-haired, with an open, resolute, and cheerful eye.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English rody, from Old English rudiġ (“reddish; ruddy”), from rudu +Inherited from Middle English rody, from Old English rudiġ (“reddish; ruddy”), from rudu + -iġ. By surface analysis, rud (“redness”) + -y. Compare Icelandic roði (“redness”).
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