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CADES
Noun
cades
plural of cade
Anagrams
• cased, daces, ecads
Source: Wiktionary
CADE
Cade, a. Etym: [Cf. OE. cad, kod, lamb, also Cosset, Coddle.]
Definition: Bred by hand; domesticated; petted. He brought his cade lamb with him. Sheldon.
Cade, v. t.
Definition: To bring up or nourish by hand, or with tenderness; to coddle; to tame. [Obs.] Johnson.
Cade, n. Etym: [L. cadus jar, Gr.
Definition: A barrel or cask, as of fish. "A cade of herrings." Shak. A cade of herrings is 500, of sprats 1,000. Jacob, Law Dict.
Cade, n. Etym: [F. & Pr.; LL. cada.]
Definition: A species of juniper (Juniperus Oxycedrus) of Mediterranean countries. Oil of cade, a thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by destructive distillation of the inner wood of the cade. It is used as a local application in skin diseases.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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