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A fresh-water European fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus erythrophthalmus). It is about the size and shape of the roach, but it has the dorsal fin farther back, a stouter body, and red irises. Called also redeye, roud, finscale, and shallow. A blue variety is called azurine, or blue roach.

Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course. For rhyme the rudder is of verses. Hudibras. Balance rudder (Naut.), a rudder pivoted near the middle instead of at the edge, -- common on sharpies. -- Drop rudder (Naut.), a rudder extending below the keel so as to be…

The upper end of the rudderpost, to which the tiller is attashed.

The hole in the deck through which the rudderpost passes.

Without a rudder.

The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other.

The main part or blade of the rudder, which is connected by hinges, or the like, with the sternpost of a vessel.

Made ruddy or red.

In a ruddy manner. Byron.

The quality or state of being ruddy; as, the ruddiness of the cheeks or the sky.

To mark with ruddle; to raddle; to rouge. "Their ruddled cheeks." Thackeray. A fair sheep newly ruddled. Lady M. W. Montagu.

The European robin. "The tame ruddock and the coward kite." Chaucer.

Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy flame. Milton. They were more ruddy in body than rubies. Lam. iv. 7.

To curdle. [Obs.] See how thy blood cruddles at this. Bea

To deprive of the rudder, as a ship.

Not cruddled, or curdled. [Obs.] Her breast like to a bowl of cream uncrudded. Spenser.

Blushing; ruddy.

The heel of a rudder.

superposed planes, aërocurves, or the like; of or pertaining to a biplane; as, a biplane rudder.

A ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench. [Obs.] Shak.