Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Caudle

Caudle , noun

[Old French caudel, French chaudeau, dim. of LL calidum a sweet drink, from Latin caidus warm. See Caldron.]

A kind of warm drink for sick persons, being a mixture of wine with eggs, bread, sugar, and spices.

Caudle , transitive verb

1.
To make into caudle.
2.
Too serve as a caudle to; to refresh. [Rare] — Shakespeare