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cades

cades is the plural of cade.

cades is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cade.

Meaning of cade

Noun (1)

cade (plural cades)

  1. An animal brought up or nourished by hand.
    • Then on the verdrous Bank, where Spices rose, Rowl on the balmy Grass, or smiling play With her young Cade, her caded Lamb with Smiles Answer'd her Love, and lickt her dainty hand.1720, John Bulkeley, The Last-Day: Poem in XII Books, page 54

Noun (2)

cade (plural cades)

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

Noun (3)

cade (plural cades)

  1. (archaic) A cask or barrel.
    • A cade of herrings was a vessel containing 500 herrings, while a cade of sprats contained 1,000.

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Questions about cades

What is cades the plural of?
Cades is the plural of cade.

Words near cades in the dictionary

  1. cadenza
  2. cadenzas
  3. cadenze
  4. cader
  5. caders
  6. cades
  7. cadet
  8. cadet blue
  9. cadet blues
  10. Cadet Bonespurs
  11. cadet branch

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