caldron Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a very large pot that is used for boiling
    cauldron.

WordNet

Cal"dron noun
Etymology
OE. caldron, caudron, caudroun, OF. caudron, chauderon, F. chaudron, an aug. of F. chaudière, LL. caldaria, fr. L. caldarius suitable for warming, fr. caldus, calidus, warm, fr. calere to be warm; cf. Skr. çra to boil. Cf. Chaldron, Calaric, Caudle.
Definitions
  1. A large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron. Written also cauldron. "Caldrons of boiling oil." Prescott.

Webster 1913