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† ˈtrefoot Obs.
Also 6 treifoote, 7 trifoote, treefot.
[f. L. tres, or OF. treis three + foot. Cf. OE. trefet, trivet.]
A three-footed object; a tripod; a trivet.
1559W. Bavand tr. Montanus' Comm. Weale vii. i. 133 b, Thales..vnto whome..his..countreie men gaue the Golden treifoote whiche the Fisshermen had drawne vp. 1630J. Taylor (Water P.) Wks. ii. A a j, Euery man is not borne to make a Monument for the Cuckoo; to send a Trifoote home alone. 1634T. Johnson tr. Parey's Chirurg. xxvii. ii. (1678) 664 A Kettle, set upon a Treefot. 1651French Distill. i. 3 A Kettle, or a Pot set upon a Trefoot. |