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1. (n.) chaldron
an English dry measure formerly used for coal, coke, lime, etc., varying locally from 32 to 36 bushels or more.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME, earlier chaudron < MF chauderoncauldron)
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1. (noun) chaldron
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels
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1. (noun) chaldron
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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