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Trone
Pronunciation : Trone
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A throne. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Trone
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. Prov. F. trogne a belly.]
Definition : Defn: A small drain. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Trone, Trones
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL. trona, fr. L. trutina a balance; cf. Gr.
Definition : 1. A steelyard. [Prov. Eng.]
2. A form of weighing machine for heavy wares, consisting of two horizontal bars crossing each other, beaked at the extremities, and supported by a wooden pillar. It is now mostly disused. [Scot.] Jamieson. Trone stone, a weight equivalent to nineteen and a half pounds. [Scot.] -- Trone weight, a weight formerly used in Scotland, in which a pound varied from 21 to 28 ounces avoirdupois.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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