CHALDRON


Meaning of CHALDRON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈchȯl-drən, ˈchäl- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French chauderon, from chaudere basin, from Late Latin caldaria — more at cauldron

Date: 1615

: any of various old units of measure varying from 32 to 72 imperial bushels

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