CAUDLE


Meaning of CAUDLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkȯ-d ə l ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English caudel, from Anglo-French * caudel, chaudel from calt, chaut warm, from Latin calidus — more at cauldron

Date: 14th century

: a drink (as for invalids) usually of warm ale or wine mixed with bread or gruel, eggs, sugar, and spices

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