'Chaldron' definitions:
Definition of 'chaldron'
(from WordNet)
noun
A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels
Definition of 'Chaldron'
From: 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. [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. [1913 Webster]