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Ale vs Caudle - What's the difference?

ale | caudle |

As an interjection ale

is let's go!, come on!.

As a noun caudle is

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

As a verb caudle is

to make into caudle.

ale

English

Noun

  • An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.
  • Note: The word ale, in England and the United States, usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the word beer a lighter kind. The word beer is also in common use as the generic name for all non-distilled malt liquors.
  • A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.
  • Synonyms

    * (liquor) beer (loosely), yill

    Derived terms

    () * alehouse * alewife * ginger ale * pale ale * real ale

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    caudle

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A hot drink given to the sick, consisting of wine or ale, eggs, and bread.
  • Synonyms

    * posset

    Verb

    (caudl)
  • To make into caudle.
  • To serve as a caudle to; to refresh.
  • (Shakespeare)
    (Webster 1913)

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