Caldron
Caldron (kal"drun) , noun
[Old English caldron, caudron, caudroun, Old French caudron, chauderon, French chaudron, an aug. of French chaudière, Late Latin caldaria, from Latin caldarius suitable for warming, from caldus, calidus, warm, from calere to be warm; compare Sanskrit crā to boil. Compare Chaldron, Calaric, Caudle.]
A large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron. [Written also cauldron.]
Caldrons of boiling oil.