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Pronunciation : Cade
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. OE. cad, kod, lamb, also Cosset, Coddle.]
Definition : Defn: Bred by hand; domesticated; petted. He brought his cade lamb with him. Sheldon.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Cade
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To bring up or nourish by hand, or with tenderness; to coddle; to tame. [Obs.] Johnson.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Cade
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. cadus jar, Gr.
Definition : Defn: 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 Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Cade
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. & Pr.; LL. cada.]
Definition : Defn: 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 Unabridged Dictionary, 1913