cockadoodle broth

English

Noun

cockadoodle broth (uncountable)

  1. (dated) A nightcap of brandy mixed with eggs.
    • 1910, The Lone Hand‎[1], volume 6, W. McLeod, page 315:
      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.
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