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TroneSource: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 Trone \Trone\, n. A throne. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 Trone \Trone\, n. [Cf. Prov. F. trogne a belly.] A small drain. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] Trone Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Trone \Trone\, Trones \Trones\, n. [LL. trona, fr. L. trutina a
balance; cf. Gr. ?.]
1. A steelyard. [Prov. Eng.]
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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.
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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.
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