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单词 chaldron
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He had also, in his capacity of clerk, �15 a year for coach-hire and ten chaldron of coal and thirty-two dozen of candles, valued at �40. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z
The largest quantity of work will not be done by this curious engine for pay, or under pressure, or by help of any kind of fuel which may be supplied by the chaldron. Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy 2011-06-29T02:00:26.763Z
Here were all the dry provisions, and the ship's rum, stowed upon ten chaldrons of coal, which, unfortunately, had been started in this part of the ship, and by them the pumps were continually choked. The Rival Crusoes The Ship Wreck also A Voyage to Norway; and The Fisherman's Cottage. 2011-01-06T03:00:54.123Z
Now they seize the heaps of the tortured, they shoulder them, and away with them to the chaldron of burning brimstone. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle
The master’s salary is £40 besides his dwelling, and two chaldron of coals yearly.—There is also a private lunatic house, situate near where brazen doors formerly stood. A Concise History and Directory of the City of Norwich for 1811
He had every year twenty chaldron of coal and twelve dozen of wax and sixty-four dozen of tallow candles, valued by himself at �103. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z
Cruel King Coal and his merry men, Twenty and five fat rogues were they, Cabbaged fourpence a chaldron first, then ten, And a penny to boot made poor folks pay. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)
By night, as the leak was stopped, the after-hold was quite clear, ten chaldrons of coals having been baled out since the commencement of the gale. The Rival Crusoes The Ship Wreck also A Voyage to Norway; and The Fisherman's Cottage. 2011-01-06T03:00:54.123Z
Give notice to your employers when the contents of your COAL-CELLAR are diminished to a chaldron. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual
The Vice-Principal's allowance of fuel for the entire year was reduced to “30 cords of maple wood and 2 chaldrons of coal.” McGill and its Story, 1821-1921
This locomotive drew sixteen chaldron waggons containing an aggregate weight of seventy tons, at the rate of about three miles an hour.  Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson
A few additional chaldrons of coals and pairs of blankets, the first frosty winter, bound them his slaves for ever. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV.
Let your sauce be chaldron for a Swan, and serve it in saucers. The accomplisht cook or, The art & mystery of cookery
About half a chaldron of small coal lay heaped in a wooden angular fence fitted to the ship's side, for the sight of which I thanked God. The Frozen Pirate
Wherein there is little doubt but a saving of eight shillings per chaldron will, on the completion of the work, be effected—a most material object for the poor, and the general benefit of commerce.  Report of the Knaresbrough Rail-way Committee
How many chaldrons Hell each year expends In coals for roasting Hugonots and friends! Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1
“Nay, lad,” said one, “yow could buy better than they at pit’s mouth for eight shillings a chaldron.” Patience Wins War in the Works
The coal duty raised to 2 s. a chaldron. London and the Kingdom - Volume II
Dry Measure.--2 pints make 1 quart, 8 quarts make 1 peck, 4 pecks make 1 bushel, 36 bushels make 1 chaldron. The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference
The annual consumption of coal in London is estimated at 1,500,000 chaldrons. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 472, January 22, 1831
His load, however, at the utmost, could not have been more than a few bushels, whereas mine was exactly one hundred and thirty-five chaldrons and seven tubs. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1
To meet these heavy charges a duty of fourpence per chaldron was levied on coals and culm imported into London, and also an additional duty of sixpence per chaldron for fifty years. The Corporation of London, Its Rights and Privileges
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