Caldron definition

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Caldron \Cal"dron\ (k[add]l"dr[u^]n), n. [OE. caldron, caudron,
     caudroun, OF. caudron, chauderon, F. chaudron, an aug. of F.
     chaudi[`e]re, LL. caldaria, fr. L. caldarius suitable for
     warming, fr. caldus, calidus, warm, fr. calere to be warm;
     cf. Skr. [,c]r[=a] to boil. Cf. {Chaldron}, {Calaric},
     {Caudle}.]


     A large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron. [Written
     also {cauldron}.] "Caldrons of boiling oil." --Prescott.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  caldron
       n : a very large pot that is used for boiling [syn: {cauldron}]

















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