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cauldron bottoms

cauldron bottoms is the plural of cauldron bottom.

Meaning of cauldron bottom

Noun

cauldron bottom (plural cauldron bottoms)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A large, round mass in a coal seam that forms part of the roof of a coal mine passage (usually being a fossilized root or stump); considered a hazard due to being prone to falling without warning.
    Synonyms:
    cauldron arse
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cauldron, bottom.

Questions about cauldron bottoms

What is cauldron bottoms the plural of?
Cauldron bottoms is the plural of cauldron bottom.

Words near cauldron bottoms in the dictionary

  1. cauldron arse
  2. cauldron arses
  3. cauldron battle
  4. cauldron battles
  5. cauldron bottom
  6. cauldron bottoms
  7. cauldronful
  8. cauldronfuls
  9. cauldronlike
  10. cauldrons
  11. cauldronsful

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