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Noun: chaldron  chold-run
Usage: archaic
  1. A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels
    "The coal merchant sold chaldrons of fuel to the factory"

Derived forms: chaldrons

Type of: British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit

Encyclopedia: Chaldron