| What does cade mean? | we found 4 entries for the meaning of cade |
Cade \Cade\, a. [Cf. OE. cad, kod, lamb, also Cosset,
Coddle.]
Bred by hand; domesticated; petted.
He brought his cade lamb with him. --Sheldon.
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Cade \Cade\, v. t.
To bring up or nourish by hand, or with tenderness; to
coddle; to tame. [Obs.]
--Johnson.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
Cade \Cade\, n. [L. cadus jar, Gr. ?.]
A barrel or cask, as of fish. ``A cade of herrings.'' --Shak.
A cade of herrings is 500, of sprats 1,000. --Jacob,
Law Dict.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
Cade \Cade\, n. [F. & Pr.; LL. cada.]
A species of juniper (Juniperus Oxycedrus) of Mediterranean
countries.
Oil of cade, a thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by
destructive distillation of the inner wood of the cade. It
is used as a local application in skin diseases.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
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