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Trone vs Thone - What's the difference?

trone | thone |

As a noun trone

is a small drain.

As an adjective thone is

damp; moist; wet; soft from dampness.

trone

English

Etymology 1

Compare (etyl) trogne a belly.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) A small drain.

    • Etymology 2

    (lena) trona, from (etyl) (lena) trutina a balance.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, dialect) A steelyard.
  • (UK, dialect, Scotland, obsolete) 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.
    • (Jamieson)
    (Webster 1913) ----

    thone

    English

    Alternative forms

    * * (South Lancashire)

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (dialectal) damp; moist; wet; soft from dampness.

    • Derived terms

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