cauldron

or cal·dron

[ kawl-druhn ]

noun

1. a large kettle or boiler.

cauldron

/ ˈkɔːldrən /

noun

1. a large pot used for boiling, esp one with handles

Word History and Origins

Origin of cauldron¹

1250–1300; Middle English, alteration (by association with Latin caldus warm) of Middle English cauderon < Anglo-French, equivalent to caudere (< Late Latin caldāria; caldera ) + -on noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of cauldron¹

C13: from earlier cauderon, from Anglo-French, from Latin caldārium hot bath, from calidus warm

Example Sentences

A balanced diet keeps your gut's microbial cauldron churning smoothly.

From Salon

A Europa League meeting with Manchester United on Thursday at the cauldron that is the Sukru Saracoglu stadium pits him against his second Premier League club, where the desperation for success was at its greatest.

From BBC

That approach, he says, was resulting in a number of “cauldrons”, large territories surrounded by the Russian forces.

From BBC

When racism is dropped into the cauldron, what emerges is the “great replacement theory,” which in various forms has been part of America’s fantasy life for at least a century.

From Salon

The cauldron in Paris will be lit when all 12 flames return to the city on 28 August, followed by 11 days of competition.

From BBC

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