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Cade
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 4
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To bring up or nourish by hand, or with tenderness; to coddle; to tame. [Obs.] Johnson.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 4 of 4
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Bred by hand; domesticated; petted. He brought his cade lamb with him. Sheldon.