English Dictionary

caudle

/ˈkɔːdəl/

noun

A hot drink given to the sick, consisting of wine or ale, eggs, and bread.

She drank a warm caudle to soothe her sore throat.

意味（1）

A hot drink given to the sick, consisting of wine or ale, eggs, and bread.

A venerable lady, known as Great-Aunt Grantley, who had money to bequeath to the Heir, and whom Adrian called The Eighteenth Century, occupied with Hippias the back ground of the house, and shared her caudles with him.