Chaldron Definition

chôldrən
noun
An old unit of dry measure, now used in Great Britain only for measuring coal or coke and equal to 36 bushels.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Chaldron

Noun

Singular:
chaldron
Plural:
chaldrons

Origin of Chaldron

  • Middle English from Old French chauderon augmentative of chaudiere kettle from Late Latin caldāria cauldron

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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