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单词 chaldron
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
chal•dron  (chôldrən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Weights and Measuresan English dry measure formerly used for coal, coke, lime, and the like, varying locally from 32 to 36 bushels or more.
  • Middle French chauderon cauldron
  • late Middle English, earlier chaudron 1375–1425

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chaldron /ˈtʃɔːldrən/ n
  1. a unit of capacity equal to 36 bushels. Formerly used in the US for the measurement of solids, being equivalent to 1.268 cubic metres. Used in Britain for both solids and liquids, it is equivalent to 1.309 cubic metres
Etymology: 17th Century: from Old French chauderon cauldron
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