Image:Trivet.JPG|thumb|right|300px|trivet, 19th century replica
English

Etymology
Old English trefet, from Latin tripes, �tripod�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'trɪvɪt/

Noun
en-noun

1. a stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire

#:*1994: w:Cormac McCarthy?|Cormac McCarthy?, w:The Crossing (novel)|The Crossing - They collected wood and built back the fire and they fetched rocks to make a trivet and there they set the bucket to boil.

1. a stand, sometimes with short, stumpy feet, used to support hot dishes and protect a table

See also
as right as a trivet

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