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chaldron n. 煤量名 煤量名 chaldron n 1: a British imperial capacity measure ( liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushelsChaldron \ Chal" dron\, n. [ OF. chaldron, F. chaudron kettle. The same word as caldron.] An English dry measure, being, 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. [ 1913 Webster] Note: In the United States the chaldron is ordinarily 2, 940 lbs, but at New York it is 2, 500 lbs. -- De Colange. [ 1913 Webster]
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