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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
caldron
n : a very large pot that is used for boiling [syn: cauldron]
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