Main Entry: caul·dron

Pronunciation: \ˈkȯl-drən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, caudron, caldron, from Anglo-French cauderon, diminutive of caldere basin, from Late Latin caldaria, from feminine of Latin caldarius used for hot water, from calidus warm, from calēre to be warm — more at lee

Date: 14th century

1 : a large kettle or boiler
2 : something resembling a boiling cauldron in intensity or degree of agitation <a cauldron of intense emotions>