blotch vs ruddle

blotch

verb
  • To mark with blotches. 

  • To develop blotches, to become blotchy. 

noun
  • An irregularly shaped area. 

  • An uneven patch of color or discoloration. 

  • A bright or dark spot on old film caused by dirt and loss of the gelatin covering the film, due to age and poor film quality. 

  • A dark spot on the skin; a pustule. 

  • Blotting paper. 

  • Any of various crop diseases that cause the plant to form spots. 

  • Imperfection; blemish on one’s reputation, stain. 

ruddle

verb
  • To mark something with red ochre. 

  • To raddle or twist. 

  • To sift together; to mix, as through a sieve. 

noun
  • A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep. 

  • A riddle or sieve. 

How often have the words blotch and ruddle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )