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CHAWDRON
Etymology
Noun
chawdron (plural chawdrons)
(obsolete) entrails
Source: Wiktionary
Chaw"dron, n. Etym: [OF. chaudun, caudun, caldun; cf. G. kaldaunen guts, bowels, LL. calduna intestine, W. coluddyn gut, dim. of coludd bowels.]
Definition: Entrails. [Obs.] [Written also chaudron, chauldron.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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