chaldron

名词 chaldron:

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

chal.dron

n.（名词）
A unit of dry measure formerly used in England, equal to 4 quarters or about 32 bushels for grain and 3' bushels for coal.
查尔特隆：旧时用于英格兰的一干量单位，等于四夸脱，称量谷物时等于32蒲氏耳，在称量煤时等于3'蒲氏耳

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French chauderon
源自 古法语 chauderon
[augmentative of] chaudiere [kettle]
[] chaudiere的增义成分 [壶]
from Late Latin cald3ria * see caldron
源自 后期拉丁语 cald3ria *参见 caldron