CHALDRONS

Noun

chaldrons

plural of chaldron

Anagrams

• chlordans

Source: Wiktionary


CHALDRON

Chal"dron, n. Etym: [OF. chaldron, F. chaudron kettle. The same word as caldron.]

Definition: An English dry measure, being, at London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exlusively for coal and coke.

Note: In the United States the chaldron is ordinarily 2,940 lbs, but at New York it is 2,500 lbs. De Colange.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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