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calabash

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d also ament
First Known Use
1578, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
from its resemblance to a cat's tail
caul​dron
noun
caul·​dron
ˈkȯl-drən
variants: or less commonly cal​dron

Definition

  • a large kettle or boiler
  • something resembling a boiling cauldron in intensity or degree of agitation //a cauldron of intense emotions
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
Middle English caudron, caldron, f
d also ament
First Known Use
1578, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
from its resemblance to a cat's tail
caul​dron
noun
caul·​dron
ˈkȯl-drən
variants: or less commonly cal​dron

Definition

  • a large kettle or boiler
  • something resembling a boiling cauldron in intensity or degree of agitation //a cauldron of intense emotions
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
Middle English caudron, caldron, f