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trone
[ trohn ]
/ troÊŠn /
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noun Scot. and North England.
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
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Origin of trone
1400–50; late Middle English (Scots ) <Anglo-French ≪ Latin trūtina<Greek trȳtánē balance, scales
Words nearby trone
trona, tronc, Trondheim, Trondheim Fiord, trondhjemite, trone, tronk, troop, troop carrier, trooper, troopship
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