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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
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