Trone

Compare French trogne a belly.

Full definition of trone

Noun

1. (obsolete, UK, dialect) A small drain.

Late Latin trona, from Latin trutina a balance.

Noun

1. (UK, dialect) A steelyard.
2. (UK, dialect, Scotland, obsolete) 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.