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A three-footed stand or support: = tripod, n. 3 4 Now rare except as in 1b.
A three-footed object; a tripod; a trivet.
Having three legs, as a three-legged stool. Also figurative.
(See quot. 1728 and cf. Jacob's staff, n. 2c)
A three-legged frame or stand for a support; a tripod. Now dialect.
A three-legged support of any kind; esp. a frame or stand with three (diverging) legs, usually hinged at the top, for supporting a camera…