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caldron Definition

cal·dron (kôl′drən)

noun

  1. a large kettle or boiler
  2. a violently agitated condition like the boiling contents of a caldron

Etymology: ME & Anglo-Fr caudron < OFr chauderon < L calderia: see caldarium

caldron Synonyms

caldron

n.

kettle, boiler, vat; see container, pan, pot 1.