Meaning & use

caldron

noun·Advanced

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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