cade

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cade, a. [Cf. OE. cad, kod, lamb, also Cosset, Coddle.].

Bred by hand; domesticated; petted. [1913 Webster]

"He brought his cade lamb with him." [1913 Webster]

cade, v. t.

To bring up or nourish by hand, or with tenderness; to coddle; to tame. Johnson. [1913 Webster]

cade, n. [L. cadus jar, Gr. .].

A barrel or cask, as of fish. Shak. [1913 Webster]

"A cade of herrings is 500, of sprats 1,000." [1913 Webster]

cade, n. [F. & Pr.; LL. cada.].

A species of juniper (Juniperus Oxycedrus) of Mediterranean countries. [1913 Webster]

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.

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