- (n.) Any utensil or vessel, as a stool, table, altar, caldron, etc., supported on three feet.
- (n.) A three-legged frame or stand, usually jointed at top, for supporting a theodolite, compass, telescope, camera or other instrument.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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