How to pronounce chaldron
American English pronunciation
CHAWL-drun
- IPA
- /ˈtʃɔldɹən/
- Syllables
- CHAWL · drun (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What chaldron means
An old measure for coal, about thirty-six bushels
In a sentence: The barge carried ten chaldrons of coal down the river.
Where it comes from: It is a cousin of the word cauldron, a big cooking pot.
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