CALDRON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does caldron mean? 

• CALDRON (noun)
  The noun CALDRON has 1 sense:

1. a very large pot that is used for boiling

  Familiarity information: CALDRON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALDRON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A very large pot that is used for boiling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

caldron; cauldron

Hypernyms ("caldron" is a kind of...):

pot (metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid)

 Context examples 

Any attempt at recovering the bodies was absolutely hopeless, and there, deep down in that dreadful caldron of swirling water and seething foam, will lie for all time the most dangerous criminal and the foremost champion of the law of their generation.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)