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cauldron

Or ·Dz

[kawl-druhn]

noun

  1. a large kettle or boiler.



cauldron

/ ˈɔːə /

noun

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

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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 ; caldera ) + -on noun suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cauldron1

C13: from earlier cauderon, from Anglo-French, from Latin ܳ hot bath, from calidus warm
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Both parties have accused the other of fractured ethics and corruption, and even an independent arbitrator likened the situation to a simmering cauldron.

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Maresca was aiming in the wrong direction when he suggested the noise inside the Tyneside cauldron made the officials' decision to send Jackson off.

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Twain was a cauldron of creativity and often courage, speaking for Black equality and the suffrage movement, and against anti-Chinese harassment, colonialism and kings.

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They also found three ceremonial spears and two ornate cauldrons or vessels, one that was decorated in both Mediterranean and Iron Age styles and probably used as a wine mixing bowl.

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It is into this cauldron of ideological enmity that Sir Keir will seek a hearing when he meets the president and his team at the White House.

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