caudle

noun

cau·​dle ˈkȯ-dᵊl 

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

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for caudle

• caudal
• dawdle
• model
• twaddle
• waddle
• remodel