cau·dle (kôd l)n. A warm drink consisting of wine or ale mixed with sugar, eggs, bread, and various spices, sometimes given to ill persons. [Middle English caudel, from Old North French, from Medieval Latin caldellus, from Latin caldum, hot drink, from caldus, calidus, warm, hot; see kel  -1 in Indo-European roots.] |
caudle [ˈkɔːdəl]
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a hot spiced wine drink made with gruel, formerly used medicinally
[from Old Northern French caudel, from Medieval Latin caldellum, from Latin calidus warm]
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