treeft
Dutch (Brabantic)
noun
Definitions
- a stand with three short legs used for cooking over a fire; a trivet
- a stand with three short legs used to support hot dishes and protect a table; a trivet
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch treeft (trivet) derived from Latin tripes (tripod).
Origin
Latin
tripes
Gloss
tripod
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing