chaldron
English
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) An old English dry measure, containing four quarters. At London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exclusively for coal and coke.
Etymology
Borrowed from French chaudron.
Origin
French
chaudron
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chaudière French
- chaudron French
- chaudronner French
- chaudronnerie French
- chaudronnier French
- chodrón Spanish, Castilian
- chaudron Middle French