Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for TRI-BOM'E-TER
TRIB'LET, or TRIB'O-LETTRI'BRACH
TRI-BOM'E-TER, n. [Gr. τριβω, to rub or wear, and μετρον, measure.]
An instrument to ascertain the degree of friction. Cyc. Entick.
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