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TRONE
Etymology 1
Noun
trone (plural trones)
(UK, dialect) A small drain.
Etymology 2
Noun
trone (plural trones)
(UK, dialect) A steelyard.
(UK, dialect, Scotland, obsolete) 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.
Anagrams
• Norte, Toner, noter, tenor, toner, torne
Proper noun
Trone (plural Trones)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Trone is the 26422nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 924 individuals. Trone is most common among White (83.01%) and Black/African American (10.71%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Norte, Toner, noter, tenor, toner, torne
Source: Wiktionary
Trone, n.
Definition: A throne. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Trone, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. F. trogne a belly.]
Definition: A small drain. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Trone, Trones, n. Etym: [LL. trona, fr. L. trutina a balance; cf. Gr.
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 Edition
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