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cade I. \ˈkād\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin cadus jar, bottle, from Greek kados, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew kadh water jar : barrel, cask, keg; especially : a small barrel for 500 herrings or 1000 sprats II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English cad pet lamb dialect : a pet animal; especially : a pet lamb III. adjective 1. of an animal : left by the mother and reared by hand : pet < a cade lamb > 2. : petted, indulged IV. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French, from Old Provençal, from Medieval Latin catanus : a European juniper (Juniperus oxycedrus) with angled branchlets, awl-shaped needles in alternate whorls of three, and a reddish brown berry |