caldron

2 definitions found

caldron - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

caldron - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  caldron
      n 1: a very large pot that is used for boiling [syn: caldron,
           cauldron]