Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CO-DILLE
CO'DI-FY-INGCOD'LE, or COD'DLE
CO-DILLE, n. [codill'; Fr. codille; Sp. codillo, the knee, a joint; codo, the elbow, that is, a turn or a fastening.]
A term at ombre, when the game is won. – Pope.
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