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chaldron
(encz) | chaldron,uhelná míra Zdeněk Brož |
Chaldron
(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.
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chaldron
(wn) | chaldron
n 1: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal
to 36 bushels |
CHALDRON
(bouvier) | CHALDRON. A measure of capacity, equal to fifty-eight and two-third cubic
feet nearly. Vide Measure.
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chaldron
(encz) | chaldron,uhelná míra Zdeněk Brož |
chaldron
(wn) | chaldron
n 1: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal
to 36 bushels |
CHALDRON
(bouvier) | CHALDRON. A measure of capacity, equal to fifty-eight and two-third cubic
feet nearly. Vide Measure.
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