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(), n.A throne. [Obs.] Chaucer. Trone n.[Cf. Prov. F. trogne a belly.] A small drain. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Trone (), Trones ()} n.[LL. trona, fr. L. trutina a balance; cf. Gr. .] 1. A steelyard. [Prov. Eng.] 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. 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. スポンサード リンク
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