Chaldron
/ˈtʃɔːldrən/noun
An old unit of dry volume, especially for coal, equal to about 36 bushels.
Did you know?A chaldron was a real medieval and early modern coal measure in England, and its name likely traveled through Anglo-French from a Latin word for a large vessel or container.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
English
chaldron
“A unit for measuring coal or other dry goods”
Anglo-French
AF
caudron
“A large vessel or measure”
Late Latin
LL
caldarium
“A hot bath or heated vessel”
Latin
LA
caldus
“Hot”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kel-
“To be warm, to heat”