Definition for TER'TIATE

TER'TIATE, v.i. [L. tertius, third; tertio, to do every third day.]

  1. To do any thing the third time. Johnson.
  2. To examine the thickness of the metal at the muzzle of a gun; or in general, to examine the thickness to ascertain the strength of ordnance.

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