Bible Dictionaries
Tripod

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Any utensil or vessel, as a stool, table, altar, caldron, etc., supported on three feet.

(2):

(n.) A three-legged frame or stand, usually jointed at top, for supporting a theodolite, compass, telescope, camera, or other instrument.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tripod'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tripod.html. 1828.