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chaldron
N หน่วย วัด ปูนขาว ถ่านหิน และ อื่นๆ ของ ประเทศอังกฤษ
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CHALDRON, CHALDER
n.A measure of coals consisting of thirty six bushels.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CHALDRON
Chal "dron, n. Etym: [OF. chaldron, F. chaudron kettle. The same word as caldron. ]
Defn: 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 exlusively for coal and coke.
Note: In the United States the chaldron is ordinarily 2,94 lbs, but at New York it is 2,5 lbs. De Colange.
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