CAUDLE

Etymology

Noun

caudle (plural caudles)

A hot drink given to the sick, consisting of wine or ale, eggs, and bread.

Synonyms

• posset

Verb

caudle (third-person singular simple present caudles, present participle caudling, simple past and past participle caudled)

(transitive) To make into caudle.

(transitive) To serve as a caudle to; to refresh.

Anagrams

• Claude, DeLuca, Deluca, cedula

Proper noun

Caudle (plural Caudles)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Caudle is the 4346th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8167 individuals. Caudle is most common among White (80.12%) and Black/African American (13.73%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Claude, DeLuca, Deluca, cedula

Source: Wiktionary


Cau"dle, n. Etym: [OF. caudel, F. chaudeau, dim. of LL calidum a sweet drink, fr. L. caidus warm. See Caldron.]

Definition: A kind of warm drink for sick persons, being a mixture of wine with eggs, bread, sugar, and spices.

Cau"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caudled; p. pr. & vb. n. Caudling.]

1. To make into caudle.

2. Too serve as a caudle to; to refresh. [R.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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