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TRONES
Proper noun
Trones
plural of Trone
Anagrams
• Nestor, Nortes, Reston, Sterno, Stoner, noters, sterno-, stoner, tenors, tensor, toners
Noun
trones
plural of trone
Anagrams
• Nestor, Nortes, Reston, Sterno, Stoner, noters, sterno-, stoner, tenors, tensor, toners
Source: Wiktionary
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.
TRONE
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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