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SUCCADE
Noun
succade (plural succades)
Candied citrus peel (or, less commonly, other preserves).
(obsolete) A sweetmeat.
Synonyms
• sucket
Anagrams
• accused
Source: Wiktionary
Suc"cade, n. Etym: [L. succus, sucus, juice: cf. F. succade a sugarbox. Cf. Sucket.]
1. A sweetmeat. [Obs.] Holland.
2. pl. (Com.)
Definition: Sweetmeats, or preserves in sugar, whether fruit, vegetables, or confections. Blakely. Succade gourd. (Bot.) Same as Vegetable marrow, under Vegetable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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