Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Chaldron"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
Note: In the United States the chaldron is ordinarily 2,940
lbs, but at New York it is 2,500 lbs. --De Colange.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
chaldron
n : a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to
36 bushels
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