Caldron
Pronunciation : Cal"dron
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. caldron, caudron, caudroun, OF. caudron, chauderon, F. chaudron, an aug. of F. chaudi?re, LL. caldaria, fr. L. caldarius suitable for warming, fr. caldus, calidus, warm, fr. calere to be warm; cf. Skr. ?ra to boil. Cf. Chaldron, Calaric, Caudle.]
Definition : Defn: A large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron. [Written also cauldron.] "Caldrons of boiling oil." Prescott.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913