'Caldron' definitions:
Definition of 'caldron'
From: WordNet
noun
A very large pot that is used for boiling [syn: caldron, cauldron]
Definition of 'Caldron'
From: GCIDE
- Caldron \Cal"dron\ (k[add]l"dr[u^]n), n. [OE. caldron, caudron, caudroun, OF. caudron, chauderon, F. chaudron, an aug. of F. chaudi[`e]re, LL. caldaria, fr. L. caldarius suitable for warming, fr. caldus, calidus, warm, fr. calere to be warm; cf. Skr. [,c]r[=a] to boil. Cf. Chaldron, Calaric, Caudle.] A large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron. [Written also cauldron.] "Caldrons of boiling oil." --Prescott. [1913 Webster]