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chaldronenUK
chal·dron C0228700 (chôl′drən)n. A unit of dry measure formerly used in England, equal to 4 quarters or about 32 bushels for grain and 36 bushels for coal.
[Middle English, from Old French chauderon, augmentative of chaudiere, kettle, from Late Latin caldāria; see cauldron.]chaldron (ˈtʃɔːldrən) or chaldern (Units) a unit of capacity equal to 36 bushels. Formerly used in the US for the measurement of solids, being equivalent to 1.268 cubic metres. Used in Britain for both solids and liquids, it is equivalent to 1.309 cubic metres[C17: from Old French chauderon cauldron]chal•dron (ˈtʃɔl drən)
n. an English dry measure formerly used for coal, coke, lime, etc., varying locally from 32 to 36 bushels or more. [1375–1425; late Middle English, earlier chaudron < Middle French chauderon cauldron] chaldronA measure of volume. 1 chaldron = 36 bu.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | chaldron - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushelsBritish capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit - a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet |
chaldronenUK
chaldron[′chȯl·drən] (mechanics) A unit of volume in common use in the United Kingdom, equal to 36 bushels, or 288 gallons, or approximately 1.30927 cubic meters. A unit of volume, formerly used for measuring solid substances in the United States, equal to 36 bushels, or approximately 1.26861 cubic meters. ChaldronenUK
CHALDRON. A measure of capacity, equal to fifty-eight and two-third cubic feet nearly. Vide Measure. ChaldronenUK
ChaldronAn obsolete unit of dry volume variously equivalent to values between 32 and 72 bushels.chaldronenUK
Words related to chaldronnoun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushelsRelated Words- British capacity unit
- Imperial capacity unit
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