a three-legged iron stand placed over an open fire to support a cooking pot or kettle
a three-legged usu iron stand placed over an open fire to support a cooking pot or kettle
a bracket that hooks onto a grate to support a pot or kettle
a stand, usu metal with three feet, for putting a hot dish on at the table or on a worktop
[Old English trefet, prob from Latin triped-, tripes three-footed, from tri- + pes foot]