trone

American  

[trohn] / troʊn /

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of trone

1400–50; late Middle English ( Scots ) < Anglo-French ≪ Latin trūtina < Greek trȳtánē balance, scales

Example Sentences

As grief from out my soul shall fly, Just comin' from de trone; I'll shout salvation when I die, Good news, O, good news!

From Army Life in a Black Regiment by Higginson, Thomas Wentworth

Oh, how mistaken was the poet, who wrote, `Et du trone au cerenell le passage est terrible!'

From Joseph II. and His Court by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

In a little he began to sing:— J'irai la voir un jour, M'asseoir pres de son trone, Recevoir ma couronne Et regner a mon tour ...

From Maria Chapdelaine by Blake, W. H.

For Helge og Hroar måtte den eneste vej til deres fædrene trone gå gennem kamp; deraf opstod da sagnet on hævn over Frode.

From The Relation of the Hrolfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarimur to Beowulf A Contribution To The History Of Saga Development In England And The Scandinavian Countries by Olson, Oscar Ludvig

C'est un attentat;—qu'est que le trone, au reste?

From Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. by Alison, Archibald, Sir