Word: chaldron
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chal
dron
Definition: An old English dry measure, containing four quarters. 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: chaldron
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An old English dry measure, containing four quarters. 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: chaudière
Language: fr
Decoded: chaudiere
PoS: Noun
Meaning: bucket
Affix: -er-
Language: fr
Decoded: -er-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: used before various noun-forming suffixes
Affix: -on
Language: fr
Decoded: -on
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming diminutives of things, including some animals.