chaldron Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels

WordNet

Chal"dron noun
Etymology
OF. chaldron, F. chaudron kettle. The same word as caldron.
Definitions
  1. 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 exlusively for coal and coke. ✍ In the United States the chaldron is ordinarily 2,940 lbs, but at New York it is 2,500 lbs. De Colange.

Webster 1913