Found 2 items, similar to chaldron.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: chaldron chaldron n : a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels
English → English (gcide) Definition: Chaldron 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. [1913 Webster] ||