{ Trone (?), Trones (?), } n. [LL.
trona, fr. L. trutina a balance; cf. Gr. &?;.]
1. A steelyard. [Prov. Eng.]
2. 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. It is now mostly
disused. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Trone stone, a weight equivalent to nineteen and a
half pounds. [Scot.] -- Trone weight, a weight
formerly used in Scotland, in which a pound varied from 21 to 28 ounces
avoirdupois.
{ Trone (?), Trones (?), } n. [LL.
trona, fr. L. trutina a balance; cf. Gr. &?;.]
1. A steelyard. [Prov. Eng.]
2. 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. It is now mostly
disused. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Trone stone, a weight equivalent to nineteen and a
half pounds. [Scot.] -- Trone weight, a weight
formerly used in Scotland, in which a pound varied from 21 to 28 ounces
avoirdupois.