trivet
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[edit] Etymology
Old English trefet, from Latin tripes, ‘tripod’.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /'trɪvɪt/
[edit] Noun
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trivet (plural trivets)
- a stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire
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- 1994: Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing - They collected wood and built back the fire and they fetched rocks to make a trivet and there they set the bucket to boil.
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- a stand, sometimes with short, stumpy feet, used to support hot dishes and protect a table