chaldron
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chaldron
1375–1425; late Middle English, earlier chaudron < Middle French chauderon cauldron
Example Sentences
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That of Milford, of which however only about 6,000 chalders are annually exported, sells generally at from 50s. to 60s. per chaldron in the London market—a price vastly exceeding the finest Newcastle coal.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 469, January 1, 1831 by Various
In the brick-fields at Uxbridge, near the Drayton Station, one of the brickmakers alone will frequently contract for fifteen or sixteen thousand chaldron of this cinder-dust, in one order.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 by Various
Another early miner was Edmund Price of Gagetown, who in the year 1775 delivered nine chaldrons of coal, to Simonds & White for which they allowed him 20 shillings per chaldron.
From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by W. O. (William Odber) Raymond
The largest quantity of work will not be done by this curious engine for pay, or under pressure, or by help of any kind of fuel which may be supplied by the chaldron.
From Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy by John Ruskin
About half a chaldron of small coal lay heaped in a wooden angular fence fitted to the ship's side, for the sight of which I thanked God.
From The Frozen Pirate by W. Clark (William Clark) Russell
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