Chaldron
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This section is from the book "The Engineer's And Mechanic's Encyclopaedia", by Luke Hebert. Also available from Amazon: Engineer's And Mechanic's Encyclopaedia.
Chaldron
An English measure for coals, containing 12 sacks, or 36 bushels. The bushel measures are always heaped up, and on shipboard, 21 chaldrons are allowed to the score.
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