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Meaning of "chaldron" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHALDRON

From Old French chauderoncauldron.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CHALDRON

chaldron  [ˈtʃɔːldrən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHALDRON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chaldron is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHALDRON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chaldron

A chaldron 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.

Definition of chaldron in the English dictionary

The definition of chaldron in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHALDRON


caldron
ˈkɔːldrən
cauldron
ˈkɔːldrən
children
ˈtʃɪldrən
dodecahedron
ˌdəʊdɛkəˈhiːdrən
godchildren
ˈɡɒdˌtʃɪldrən
grandchildren
ˈɡræntʃɪldrən
great-grandchildren
ˌɡreɪtˈɡræntʃɪldrən
icosahedral
ˌaɪkəsəˈhiːdrən
icosahedron
ˌaɪkəsəˈhiːdrən
Kidron
ˈkiːdrən
moonchildren
ˈmuːnˌtʃɪldrən
octahedron
ˌɒktəˈhiːdrən
pauldron
ˈpɔːldrən
polyhedron
ˌpɒlɪˈhiːdrən
rhododendron
ˌrəʊdəˈdɛndrən
schoolchildren
ˈskuːlˌtʃɪldrən
squadron
ˈskwɒdrən
stepchildren
ˈstɛpˌtʃɪldrən
tetrahedron
ˌtɛtrəˈhiːdrən
twichildren
ˈtwaɪˌtʃɪldrən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHALDRON

chalcography
chalcolithic
chalcopyrite
Chaldaea
Chaldaean
Chaldaic
Chaldea
Chaldean
Chaldee
chalder
chalet
Chaliapin
chalice
chaliced
chalicothere
chalk
chalk and talk
chalk out
chalk talk
chalk up

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHALDRON

chawdron
chiliahedron
decahedron
dendron
dihedron
hadron
hemihedron
heptahedron
hexahedron
holohedron
icositetrahedron
Kedron
leucitohedron
pentahedron
philodendron
regular icosahedron
rhombohedron
tendron
trapezohedron
trihedron

Synonyms and antonyms of chaldron in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chaldron» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHALDRON

Find out the translation of chaldron to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chaldron from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chaldron» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

chaldron
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chaldron
570 millions of speakers

English

chaldron
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

chaldron
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

chaldron
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

chaldron
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chaldron
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কয়লার মাপবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chaldron
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chaldron
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

chaldron
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

chaldron
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

chaldron
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chaldron
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thùng lường than
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

chaldron
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॅड्रॉन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

chaldron
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chaldron
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chaldron
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

chaldron
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chaldron
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

chaldron
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chaldron
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chaldron
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

chaldron
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chaldron

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHALDRON»

The term «chaldron» is used very little and occupies the 152.267 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHALDRON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «chaldron» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «chaldron» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chaldron

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHALDRON»

Discover the use of chaldron in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chaldron and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The General Shop Book: Or, the Tradesman's Universal ...
. C O 'A fix bushels Winchester measure to the chaldron, to be paid at the place of landing, by the owner or master of the Vessel. , Loais exported in soreign bottoms , charged with ten shillings per chaldron, and in British bottoms, three-shillings ...
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of ...
26., by which it appears to be an allowance claimed by ancient. custom in the port of London of one chaldron to every score, the basis of which measure is the chaldron,'awell known quantity, being a multiple of so many bushels; - Then by the ...
Edward Hyde East, Thomas Day, 1817
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The General shop book: or, The tradesman's universal ...
fix bushels Winchester measure to the chaldron, to be paid at the place of landing , by the owner or master of the vessel. Coals exported in foreign bottoms, charged with ten shillings per chaldron, and in British bottoms, three-shillings per  ...
4
Tables of the revenue, population, commerce, &c. of the ...
163,246 171,357 248,717 182,123 217,836 223,819 Coals, (except Small Coals. ) Tons. 192,542 195,153 253,088 325,622 367,547 405,657 Years. 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 In other Ships. 8s. per Chaldron, Newcastle Measure. 12*.
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Colonial Virginia's Cooking Dynasty
Calf's chaldron, a dish consisting of a highly seasoned sauce containing dressed entrails of a beast, also declined in popularity. Used in dishes as early as 1604, if not earlier, chaldron became popular by 1655. '" Anonymous (1700)'s carefully ...
Katharine E. Harbury, 2004
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Miscellaneous papers.-v.2.Feudal and military antiquities of ...
("Collected for the com-" | posicon of xiid. the chaldron for Christ- J- 3294 4 0 mas 1621 and Mid- somer 1622 . .. Collected for the Imposicon of 5*. the chaldron . . . Collected for the Imposicon of 5s. the chaldron . . . Collected for the Imposicon ...
Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Charles Henry Hartshorne, 1858
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Changing Values in Medieval Scotland: A Study of Prices, ...
CELDRA = CHALDRON CHALDRON A measure for grain and other dry products . Evidence from explicit unit prices shows consistently that there were generally 16 bolls to the chaldron, but we have also found evidence of a l4 boll (heaped) ...
Elizabeth Gemmill, Nicholas Mayhew, 2006
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The ship-master's assistant, and owner's manual. [With]
... if he provides one which (without any extraordinary accident, such as this was) will probably perform MASTERS OF SHIPS. 13 A TABLE showing the amount of any quantity of Coals froml J of a Chaldron to 300 Chaldrons—and from 13« !
David Steel, I Stikeman, 1832
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The Rise of the British Coal Industry
J. U. Nef. Weight of Weight of Weight of Years. Newcastle Years. Newcastle Years. Newcastle chaldron. chaldron. chaldron. 1517-24 30 cwt. 1584-90 39 cwt. 1628-9 48 cwt. 1525-32 31 ,, 1591-1600 40 ,, 1630-1 49 ,, 1533-40 32 ,, 1601-8 41 , ...
J. U. Nef, 2013
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British Historical Statistics
193-6 and 294-5- [a] The London chaldron weighed between 26 and 27 cwt. [3] Both institutions ordered coal in summer. [4] Both series include all duties. Except during the Interregnum, these were small prior to the Great Fire of London.
Brian R. Mitchell, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHALDRON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chaldron is used in the context of the following news items.
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Investigation into cause of massive Eaglescliffe industrial park blaze …
... and the junction of Chaldron's Way while staff were evacuated from the numerous firms on the estate, including Tetley's and the Butterwick. «Gazette Live, Apr 15»
2
Watch: Scores of firefighters tackle major blaze at Eaglescliffe …
Police immediately closed Durham Lane from the A66 to Allens West and the junction of Chaldron's Way while staff were evacuated from the ... «Gazette Live, Mar 15»
3
Year in review in sports
They beat Chaldron 12-0; Mount Pleasant, Iowa, 16-0; Moose Jaw, Sask., 17-0; Baxter, Minn., 13-5; and in the finals they played South East ... «West Fargo Pioneer, Jan 15»
4
Novice burglar from Stockton who was recruited by gang to steal …
The next night in January they stole a BMW car from an address in Chaldron Way, Eaglescliffe, and then the ignition keys to a another top ... «Gazette Live, Nov 14»
5
East Jefferson real estate transfers
Chaldron St. 8716: Robert J. Heim and Gina L. Heim to Benjamin T. Osoinach and Jennifer Osoinach, $129,900. Cypress St. 3634: Gail F. «The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, Sep 14»
6
Duane Brown charged with multiple crimes in hit-and-run death
32-year-old Duane Chaldron Brown faces charges including DUI-related manslaughter, felony hit and run and driving on a revoked license. «WJLA, Jul 14»
7
5 Minnesota spelling champions move on to national bee
Abraham Teuber, 13, of South St. Paul Secondary School, the son of Becca and Tim Teuber, took second place after misspelling “chaldron” in ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Mar 14»
8
Lewin No. 18 locomotive returns home to Seaham Harbour
Due to its small proportions, the No.18 looked after work on the low level lines around the harbour, shunting chaldron wagons of spilt coal and ... «BBC News, Sep 12»
9
East Jefferson arrest reports, Dec. 14-22
Arthur Dherete, 23, 8740 Chaldron St., Metairie, was arrested Dec. 19 in the 4700 block of Stockston Street in met and booked with three counts ... «NOLA.com, Jan 12»
10
"Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American …
In 1890 Ricker had been one of many citizens in Chaldron, Nebraska , signing a resolution that criticized the Sioux and demanded Washington impose a ... «Chicago Tribune, Oct 10»

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