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Chaldron

noun
1.
A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels.






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"Chaldron" Quotes from Famous Books



... the warmer days my strength too increased, and though I dared not yet stand, my leg had ceased to pain me, except for some sharp twinges now and then, which Elzevir said were caused by the bone setting. And then he would put a poultice made of grass upon the place, and once walked almost as far as Chaldron to pluck sorrel for ...
— Moonfleet • J. Meade Falkner

... presents, run all the way under the protection of the men-of-war, who should be continually cruising from station to station, they would be able to perform their voyage, in as short time as formerly, and at as cheap pay, and consequently could afford to sell their coals at 17s. per chaldron, as well as formerly ...
— An Essay Upon Projects • Daniel Defoe

... clean thorow the back from the neck to the rump, so part her in two halves cleanly and handsomly, that you break not nor tear the meat, lay the two halves in a fair charger with the slit sides downwards, throw salt about it, and let it again on the Table. Let your sauce be chaldron for a Swan, and serve ...
— The accomplisht cook - or, The art & mystery of cookery • Robert May

... be considered both as a material of manufacture, and as an instrument of trade. Heavy duties, accordingly, have been imposed upon their exportation, amounting at present (1783) to more than five shillings the ton, or more than fifteen shillings the chaldron, Newcastle measure; which is, in most cases, more than the original value of the commodity at the coal-pit, or even at ...
— An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations • Adam Smith



Words linked to "Chaldron" :   Imperial capacity unit, British capacity unit



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