caudle

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Who shall sing of the humble ale-caudle, and those cheerful givings to surrounding poor, scarcely poorer than themselves?

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  1. noun A warm drink consisting of wine or ale mixed with sugar, eggs, bread, and various spices, sometimes given to ill persons.

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  1. Middle English caudel, from Old North French, from Medieval Latin caldellus, from Latin caldum, hot drink, from caldus, calidus, warm, hot; see kelə-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English caudel, from Old French caudel, chaudel (French chaudeau), a warm drink, diminutive from *caud, caut, chaud, chaut, chald (French chaud, dial. caud), warm (cf. Spanish Portuguese caldo, broth, Middle Latin calidum, a warm drink). from Latin calidus, caldus, warm, hot: see calid, and cf. caldron.
  2. from caudle, n.
 

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