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trivet.

A stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɹɪv.ɪt/
  1. A stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire.

  2. A stand, sometimes with short, stumpy feet, or a mat used to support hot dishes and protect a table; a coaster.

  3. A weaver's knife used to cut out the wire that was used to form a pile.

Where this word comes from

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English trevet, from Old English trefet, borrowed from Latin tripēs, tripedis (“tripod”).

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