Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 14:33:06 -0600

From: Joan Houston Hall jdhall[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]FACSTAFF.WISC.EDU

Subject: Re: ruddle



Is anyone familiar with the term "ruddle" to mean 'the attic of a house'?

We have one example from a DARE Informant from Massachusetts, another from

Haywood's _Yankee Dictionary_, and another from Dick Syatt's _Like We Say

Back Home_ (for which we have no regional info). So far, we've found no

likely source for the word. Any leads will be welcome!