Chaldron

3 definitions found

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

  Chaldron \Chal"dron\, n. [OF. chaldron, F. 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 exclusively for coal and coke.
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     Note: In the United States the chaldron is ordinarily 2,940
           lbs, but at New York it is 2,500 lbs. --De Colange.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chaldron
       n : a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to
           36 bushels

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  CHALDRON. A measure of capacity, equal to fifty-eight and two-third cubic 
  feet nearly. Vide Measure.