cockadoodle broth

noun

A nightcap of brandy mixed with eggs.

Meanings

nouncockadoodle broth (uncountable)
  1. dateduncountableA nightcap of brandy mixed with eggs.

    No dog voice uttered that awful yell. The figure about the height of a dog was that of Mr. Tittibochel, searching the nests for a new-laid egg to mix with his nightcap of brandy, a cockadoodle broth of which he was extremely fond.

    1910, The Lone Hand, volume 6, W. McLeod, page 315
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