CHALDRON


Meaning of CHALDRON in English

/chawl"dreuhn/ , n.

an English dry measure formerly used for coal, coke, lime, and the like, varying locally from 32 to 36 bushels or more.

[ 1375-1425; late ME, earlier chaudron chauderon CAULDRON ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .