Definition of "posset" [pos•set]

• A spiced drink of hot sweetened milk curdled with wine or ale. (noun)

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• "Inexplicably, it may be the first appearance of the word posset on this website."
• "An English creation, it descended from a hot British drink called posset, which consists of eggs, milk, and ale or wine."
• "The caudle cup, sometimes called a posset cup, is met with both without and with cover, and in some instances it is accompanied by a stand or tray."