trippet

[trip-it]

noun

Machinery.

1. a projection, cam, or the like, for striking some other part at regular intervals.

trippet

/ ˈtrɪpɪt /

noun

1. any mechanism that strikes or is struck at regular intervals, as by a cam

Word History and Origins

Origin of trippet¹

First recorded in 1300–50, trippet is from the Middle English word trypet. See trip ¹, -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of trippet¹

C15 (in the sense: a piece of wood used in a game): from trippen to _trip

Example Sentences

The 82-acre Trippet Ranch, as it is known today, was originally called “Rancho Las Lomas Celestiales” by its owner Cora Larimore Trippet, a founding member of the Hollywood Bowl and once a national officer in the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, according to her obituary and the Valley Relics Museum.

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She was married to judge Oscar A. Trippet.

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You’ll hike the moderate Musch Trail from the Trippet Ranch parking lot of Topanga State Park, feasting your eyes on those aforementioned hills.

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"There have been no conversations with anyone or either organization about an acquisition," spokesman Ty Trippet said in the tweet, which was retweeted by Michael Bloomberg.

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Ty Trippet, a spokesman for Mr. Bloomberg, said in a statement that the former mayor was “deeply grateful” to the authorities for “ensuring that no lives were lost and that the victim has been rescued and safely returned to her family.”

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