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chaldrons

chaldrons is the plural of chaldron.

Meaning of chaldron

Noun

chaldron (plural chaldrons)

  1. (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.
    • 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

Questions about chaldrons

What is chaldrons the plural of?
Chaldrons is the plural of chaldron.

Words near chaldrons in the dictionary

  1. Chaldia
  2. Chaldiran
  3. chaldo
  4. Chaldoi
  5. chaldron
  6. chaldrons
  7. Chaldæa
  8. Chaldæan
  9. Chaldæans
  10. Chale
  11. chaleh

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