caudle
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caudle¹
- /ˈkɔːdəl/
Sounds like caudal, coddle (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɔːdəl
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English caudel, from Old Northern French caudel, from Medieval Latin caldellum, diminutive of Latin caldus, calidus (“warm”).
noun caudles
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A drink given to the sick, consisting of ale or wine, bread, and eggs.
Could a Taff'ta ſcarf, a long Eſtridge vvhing, / A ſtiffe Iron Doublet, and a Brazeel Pole / Tempt thee from Cambrick ſheets, fine active Thighs, / From Caudles vvhere the precious Amber ſvvims?
Similar: posset
verb caudles · caudling · caudled
- To make into caudle.
- To serve as a caudle to; to refresh. Will the cold brook, / Candied with ice, caudle thy morning taste, / To cure thy o'ernight's surfeit?
Caudle²
proper noun Caudles
- A surname.
Talk about this word "caudle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/caudle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. caudle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/caudle "caudle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/caudle.Cite this
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title = {caudle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caudle},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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