1. large metal pots used for cooking or boiling liquids over a fire
2. containers associated with witches and magic in stories and folklore
Usage: literary; folklore

Examples

• The witches stirred their bubbling cauldrons in the dark forest.
• Medieval cooks used large iron cauldrons to prepare meals for the castle.
• Steam rose from the cauldrons as the soup cooked over the open fire.
• The camping group hung their cauldrons over the campfire to boil water.
• In the fairy tale, the magical cauldrons never emptied of food.
• The blacksmith’s cauldrons were used to heat metal for forging.