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caudle

[ kawd-l ]
/ ˈkɔd l /

noun

a warm drink for the sick, as of wine or ale mixed with eggs, bread, sugar, spices, etc.

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Origin of caudle

1250–1300; Middle English caudel<Old North French <Medieval Latin caldellum, equivalent to Latin calid(um) warmed watered wine (noun use of neuter of calidus warm) + -ellum diminutive suffix; see -elle

Words nearby caudle

caudatum, caudex, caudillismo, caudillo, Caudine Forks, caudle, caudle cup, caught, caught dead, wouldn't be, caught flat-footed, caught in the middle
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British Dictionary definitions for caudle

caudle
/ (ˈkɔːdəl) /

noun

a hot spiced wine drink made with gruel, formerly used medicinally

Word Origin for caudle

C13: from Old Northern French caudel, from Medieval Latin caldellum, from Latin calidus warm
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