See Also: chaldron(dictionary)
CHALDRON(law)

chaldron (iou)



chaldron noun1. M16.
[Old French chauderon (mod. chaudron) augm. of chaud(i)ere from late Latin cal(i)darium cooking-pot: see -OON. Cf. CAULDRON.]
= CAULDRON. M16-M18.
A dry measure of capacity (cf. CHALDER). Now only spec. a measure for coals of approximately 36 bushels. E17.