Trivet
WordNet
noun
(1) A stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table
(2) A three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
WiktionaryText
Noun
- a stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire
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- 1994: Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing - They collected wood and built back the fire and they fetched rocks to make a trivet and there they set the bucket to boil.
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- a stand, sometimes with short, stumpy feet, used to support hot dishes and protect a table