chaldron
chaldron noun: 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. Also the alternative form of chawdron.
Noun
chaldron (plural chaldrons)
- 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.
- The celdra or chaldron is employed in some places, especially at Finchale or Wearmouth. It appears to contain four quarters or thereabouts, and is perhaps the original measure of which the quarter is a fraction.1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 4, page 208
- The visitors recorded that it [Locomotion] could haul 20 wagons, each holding one Newcastle chaldron of coal (53 cwt.).1950 November, “Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns Limited”, in Railway Magazine, page 724
Also used as
chaldron is also the alternative form of chawdron.
Forms of chaldron
| plural | chaldrons |
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Origin of chaldron
A collateral form of cauldron.
Questions about chaldron
- What does chaldron mean?
- Chaldron means 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.
- What part of speech is chaldron?
- Chaldron is a noun.
- What is the plural of chaldron?
- The plural of chaldron is chaldrons.
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