Look up: chaldron

1. chaldron
   [n] - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels
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2. Chaldron
   Chal'dron noun [ Old French chaldron , French chaudron kettle. The same word as caldron .] An English dry measure, being, at London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used ex...
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3. chaldron
   noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels
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4. Chaldron
   • (n.) An English dry measure, being, 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.
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5. chaldron
   (from the article `British Imperial System`) ...units were the imperial standard yard and the troy pound, which was later restricted to weighing drugs, precious metals, and jewels. A 1963 act ...
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6. Chaldron
   The chaldron is an old English unit of capacity measurement equivalent to 36 bushels. It was used as a measure of coal in England, equal to 6,800 lbs.
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7. Chaldron
   A `chaldron` (also `chauldron` or `chalder`) was a dry English measure of volume, mostly used for coal; the word itself is an obsolete spelling of cauldron. It was used from the 13th century until 1963 when it was abolished by the Weights and Measures Act. Coal: The chaldron was used as the measure ...
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