caldron

cal·dron

C0031200 (kôl′drən)n. Variant of cauldron.

caldron

(ˈkɔːldrən) n (Cookery) a variant spelling of cauldron

caul•dron

or cal•dron

(ˈkɔl drən)

n. a large kettle or boiler. [1250–1300; Middle English cauderon < Anglo-French < Late Latin caldāria, n. use of feminine of Latin caldārius of warming, derivative of calidus warm, calēre to be warm]

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caldron - a very large pot that is used for boilingcauldronpot - metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid

Caldron

Caldron/Cauldron

(religion, spiritualism, and occult)

Double, double, toil and trouble— Fire burn and caldron bubble. (William Shakespeare, MacBeth, Act IV, Scene 1)

Even before the witches of Shakespeare's MacBeth cackled their way onto the stage of popular imagery, caldrons have been understood to be symbols of "the witches brew."

The plain and simple fact, however, is that some herbs need preparation not requiring "eye of newt" or "wing of bat." A caldron was the kitchen implement of choice used by women who prepared natural materials gathered from field and forest. When early Christian theology, separated as it was from nature and fueled by religious bigotry, declared many of these women to be witches, the scene of three old hags gathered around a caldron in the moonlight became yet another caricature used to frighten superstitious churchgoers, sometimes with tragic results for the innocent.

caldron

cal·dron

caldron

caul•dron

or cal•dron

Caldron

Caldron/Cauldron

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Synonyms for caldron

noun a very large pot that is used for boiling

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