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Noun Concept
Categories: Coal, Standards and measurement stubs, Articles with short description, Imperial units
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chaldron  Chaldron wagon  chauldron  Chauldron wagon
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A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels WordNet 3.0
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A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A chaldron was an English measure of dry volume, mostly used for coal; the word itself is an obsolete spelling of cauldron. Wikipedia
Unit of volume Wikidata
An old English dry measure, containing four quarters. 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. Wiktionary
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British capacity unit
unit of volume
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Chaldron wagon, chauldron, Chauldron wagon

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