Trestle board, a board used by architects, draughtsmen, and the like,
for drawing designs upon; — so called because commonly supported by
trestles. — Trestle bridge. See under Bridge, n.
Tres"tle*tree` (?), n. (Naut.) One of two strong bars of timber, fixed
horizontally on the opposite sides of the masthead, to support the
crosstrees and the frame of the top; — generally used in the plural.
Totten.
Tres"tle*work` (?), n. A viaduct, pier, scaffold, or the like, resting
on trestles connected together.
Tres"-tyne` (?), n. [L. tris, tres, three + E. tyne.] (Zoöl.) In the
antler of a stag, the third tyne above the base. This tyne appears in
the third year. In those deer in which the brow tyne does not divide,
the tres- tyne is the second tyne above the base. See Illust. under
Rucervine, and under Rusine.
Tret (?), obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Tread, for treadeth. Chaucer.
Tret, n. [F. traite a drawing, trading, journey, tax on wares in
transit, anything diminishing the value of coins, fr. OF. traire to
draw, L. trahere. See Trait.] (Com.) An allowance to purchasers, for
waste or refuse matter, of four pounds on every 104 pounds of suttle
weight, or weight after the tare deducted. M'Culloch.