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| 1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
chaldron
n 1: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal
to 36 bushels
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| 2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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.
[1913 Webster]
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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| 3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) | ||
CHALDRON. A measure of capacity, equal to fifty-eight and two-third cubic feet nearly. Vide Measure. | ||
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