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DictionarycauldronLarge boiling pot
noun

cauldron

KAWL-druhn/ˈkɔːldrən/

A large metal pot heated over a fire.

A black iron cauldron hangs above the campfire's glowing embers.

A large black iron cauldron hangs from a stout tripod over a small wood fire, its curved belly and steam clearly drawn; no witchcraft props or dense forest backdrop.
Etymology
cauldronOld Frenchcauldron, kettle

The old kettle name has heat at its core: its deeper Latin relatives meant cooking pot, hot bath, and warm. That connection fits a vessel used to boil its contents over a fire.

In context

sphinxring0:00
this is my new cauldron I seasoned in the oven now and I'm boiling water in it to kind of test it
pentacle cauldron boiling water

More examples

  • Steam rises from the bubbling cauldron.
  • The stadium becomes a cauldron of excitement.
  • The city is a cauldron of political tension.

Forms

cauldron · cauldrons

Similar words

kettle
Usually a vessel for heating water, often with a spout.
pot
A broader cooking container without the same size or fire setting.