Obs. Also 6 treifoote, 7 trifoote, treefot. [f. L. tres, or OF. treis three + FOOT. Cf. OE. trefet, TRIVET.] A three-footed object; a tripod; a trivet.
1559. W. Bavand, trans. Montanus’ Comm. Weale, VII. i. 133 b. Thales … vnto whome … his … countreie men gaue the Golden treifoote whiche the Fisshermen had drawne vp.
1630. J. Taylor (Water P.), Wks., II. A a j. Euery man is not borne to make a Monument for the Cuckoo; to send a Trifoote home alone.
1634. T. Johnson, trans. Parey’s Chirurg., XXVII. ii. (1678), 664. A Kettle, set upon a Treefot.
1651. French, Distill., i. 3. A Kettle, or a Pot set upon a Trefoot.
