trone

Meaning

Noun

• A small drain.
• A steelyard.
• 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.

Origin

• Compare French trogne ("a belly").
• From Middle English trone, from Anglo-Norman trone, tron, from Late Latin trona, from Latin trutina ("a balance").