Chaldron

[tʃɔ:ldrәn]

Definition

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

Edited by Donnie--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

Typed by Jeanette