noun
also caul·dron ˈkȯldrən
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, alteration (influenced by Latin caldus, calidus ) of cauderon, from Old North French, diminutive of caudiere, from Late Latin caldaria, from Latin, warm bath, from feminine of caldarius suitable for warming, from caldus, calidus warm, from calēre to be warm — more at lee
1. : a large kettle or boiler
2. : something resembling a boiling caldron or its contents (as in being a mixture of elements or forces in a state of unrest or upheaval)
from this witches' caldron of politics, race, language … arose fierce … hatred — A.L.Guérard
3. : morocco red