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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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