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:
chaldronsOrigin of Chaldron
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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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