Definition for TRI'POD

TRI'POD, n. [L. tripus, tripodis; Gr. τριπους; τρεις, three and πους, foot.]

A bench, stool or seat supported by three legs, on which the priest and sibyls in ancient times were placed to render oracles. Dryden. Cyc.

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