cauldron

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caul·dron / ˈkôldrən/ (also cal·dron) • n. a large metal pot with a lid and handle, used for cooking over an open fire. ∎ fig. a situation characterized by instability and strong emotions: a cauldron of repressed anger.

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cauldron

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cauldron XIII.ME. caudroun — AN., ONF. caudron (mod. chaudron), augm. of Rom. *caldario, L. caldārium hot bath, f. cal(i)dus hot. The etymologizing sp. with l appeared XV and subseq. infl. the pronunc.

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