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the original cast-iron multitasker, simmering stew and superstition in the same black belly.
means A large, deep metal pot, traditionally cast iron, used for boiling or cooking over an open fire.
from From Anglo-Norman French 'caudron,' which traces back to Latin 'caldarium' (a hot bath) and 'caldaria' (a cooking pot), both rooted in 'calidus,' meaning warm or hot — the same heat that gives us 'scald' and 'cauldron' alike. The silent 'l' is a learned spelling reinsertion, added later to nod toward the Latin original, even though it was never really pronounced.
- battle relic
- Celts dropped huge cauldrons into bogs as war offerings
- alchemy tool
- Early chemistry literally bubbled in these for centuries
- witch slander
- Tied to witchcraft mostly because every kitchen had one
- word root
- From Latin caldarium, meaning hot bathing room
- olympic duty
- The flame burns inside a giant ceremonial cauldron
witches' cauldron at salem — depicted in 1692 salem witch trials accounts, became iconic symbol of witchcraft
macbeth's cauldron — shakespeare's 1606 play features three witches brewing prophecies in a magical cauldron
olympic cauldron torch — lit at every summer olympics since 1928, most recently tokyo 2021