Definition of "cade" in Englisch

adjective

1. (of an animal) abandoned by its mother and reared by hand

noun

1. An animal brought up or nourished by hand.

verb

1. To make a pet of; to coddle, pamper, or spoil.

noun

1. Juniperus oxycedrus (western prickly juniper), whose wood yields a tar.

noun

1. (archaic) A cask or barrel.

   • A cade of herrings was a vessel containing 500 herrings, while a cade of sprats contained 1,000.