† trefootn.
Obsolete.
A three-footed object; a tripod; a trivet.
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the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > a stand or support to raise from the ground > with three legs
trivet1526
trefoot1559
three-legged staff1701
staff1728
trestle1790
tripod1825
1559 W. Bavand tr. J. Ferrarius Common Weale vii. i. 133 b Thales..vnto whome..his..countreie men gaue the Golden treifoote whiche the Fisshermen had drawne vp.
1630 J. Taylor Wks. ii. A a j Euery man is not borne to make a Monument for the Cuckoo; to send a Trifoote home alone.
1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xxvii. ii. 1094 A kettle, set upon a trefoote [1678 Treefot].
1651 J. French Art Distillation i. 3 A Kettle, or a Pot set upon a Trefoot.
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