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caudle

[ kawd-l ]
/ ˈkɔd l /
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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
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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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