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ca⋅noo⋅dle

[kuh-nood-l]
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -dled, -dling. Slang.
caress, fondle, or pet amorously.

Origin:
1855–60; perh. ca(ress) + noodle 2


ca⋅noo⋅dler, noun
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ca·noo·dle   (kə-nōōd'l)   
v.   ca·noo·dled, ca·noo·dling, ca·noo·dles Informal

v.   intr.
To engage in caressing, petting, or lovemaking.
v.   tr.
To win over or convince by cajoling or flattering; wheedle: "his matchless ability to charm, bamboozle, or canoodle most of his political associates" (Timothy Garton Ash).

[Akin to English dialectal canoodle, donkey, fool, one who is foolish in love.]
ca·noo'dler n.
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canoodle 
1859, "to indulge in caresses and fondling endearments" [OED], U.S. slang, of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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