caldron
Britishnoun
Explanation
A caldron is a large cooking pot, often with handles. If you're planning to cook chili for an entire Super Bowl crowd, it is recommended you use the caldron and not the saucepan. A famous scene from William Shakespeare's play Macbeth shows the three witches casting a spell as they add ingredients into a caldron. Each time they add something to the big pot, like eye of newt or lizard's leg, they repeat the chorus of their spell in unison: "Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble."
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Example Sentences
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Care: We weren't prepared for what was to hit us in that caldron, that atmosphere we met.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2022
The Japanese superstar who lit the Olympic caldron defeated 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai of China 6-1, 6-4 in her opening match.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 25, 2021
Instead of enlarging the action, they bring it closer, pulling us right up to the edge of the caldron and then tossing us in.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2020
Slurp and eat fast or that udon will turn gummy in its caldron.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2020
Dr. von Braun’s rocket lifted off the pad in a caldron of fire and smoke and went right up into the night sky without a moment of hesitation.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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