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TRIVET

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Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 298 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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TRIVET , a small See also:

metal See also:tripod for holding cooking vessels near a See also:fire. The word is also applied to a See also:round, square or See also:oval openwork See also:plate, usually of See also:steel or See also:brass, fixed to the bars of a See also:grate by a socket for keeping hot plates, dishes, or See also:food.

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