Meaning & use
caldron
A large metal pot used for boiling liquids over a fire; a variant spelling of cauldron.
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The witch in the story stirred a bubbling caldron over an open flame.
Villagers hung a huge caldron over the fire to cook stew for the festival.
A note on using this word
Cauldron is the more common spelling today; caldron appears mainly in older or American texts.
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