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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Caldron \Cal"dron\ (k[add]l"dr[u^]n), noun [OE. caldron, caudron, caudroun, OF. caudron, chauderon, F. chaudron, an aug. of F. chaudi['e]re, LL. caldaria, fr. L. caldarius suitable for warming, fr. caldus, calidus, warm, fr. calere to be warm; cf. Skr. [,c]r[=a] to boil. Cf. {Chaldron}, {Calaric}, {Caudle}.] A large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron. [Written also {cauldron}.] ''Caldrons of boiling oil.'' --Prescott. ||
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
caldron
noun: a very large pot that is used for boiling [syn: {cauldron}]
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