Meaning & use
Caudle
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A warm, spiced drink of thin gruel mixed with wine or ale, historically given to sick people or new mothers.
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The nurse prepared a caudle to comfort the ailing patient.
In the old recipe, the caudle was sweetened with sugar and flavored with nutmeg.
A note on using this word
Common in English households from medieval times through the 18th century, caudle largely disappeared from use as modern medicine and diet changed.
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