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Definition of Chaldron
1. Noun. A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels.
Definition of Chaldron
1. n. 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.
Definition of Chaldron
1. Noun. (archaic) 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chaldron
1. a unit of dry measure [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chaldron
Literary usage of Chaldron
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: With by Great Britain Court of King's Bench, George Mifflin Wharton (1845)
"It is still a sale by the chaldron with pool measure delivery. Then the defendant,
not having justly measured this quantity by the bushel of Queen Anne, ..."
2. Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S.: Secretary to the by Samuel Pepys, Richard Griffin Braybrooke (1855)
"Called up by people come to deliver in ten chaldron of coals, brought in one of our
... The rest we intend to sell, we having above ten chaldron between us. ..."
3. The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [1807-1868/69] by Great Britain, George Kettilby Rickards (1825)
"Duty of Sixpence for every chaldron or Ton ... be go,d un(jer the Name Qr
Denom¡nation OÍ Sn* > chaldron so sold, not exceeding Twenty ft« tM" same Offence. ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the English Courts of Common Law by Great Britain Bail Court (1870)
"34, had "imposed a duty of 6(/. for J every chaldron of coals landed on the beach
... 38, imposes a duty not exceeding the sura of 3«. for every chaldron of ..."
5. The General Shop BookGreat Britain (1753)
"... to the chaldron, to be paid at the place of landing, by the owner or mailer
of the ... and for every chaldron of Coals imported from beyond fea, ..."
6. Memoirs Chiefly Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of Northumberland by Charles Henry Hartshorne (1858)
"<j chaldron for Christmas 1621 and Mid- [_ ... chaldron f Collected for the Im-
Sunderland. i ... iL chaldron Stockton Newcastle Í Collected for the Imo ..."
7. Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire Into the Several Matters by Great Britain Coal Commission, Coal Commission, George Douglas Campbell Argyll, Great Britain (1871)
"shilling per chaldron, custome, and to sell them again to the city of London (year
1638), not " exceeding seventeen shillings the chaldron in the summer, ..."
8. The English Art of Cookery, According to the Present Practice: Being a by Richard Briggs (1788)
"Calves Feet and chaldron the Italian Way. ... mix it up •with eight eggs well
beaten, and (luff the chaldron, tie it up, and boil it in a pot of water for ..."
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