What does "trivet" mean?

A stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire.

What is a synonym for "trivet"?

Common synonyms include: andiron, chain, clover, coal tongs, cookware support, crane.

/ˈtɹɪv.ɪt/ noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Noun

1
A stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire.
"They collected wood and built back the fire and they fetched rocks to make a trivet and there they set the bucket to boil."
2
a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table wordnet
3
A stand, sometimes with short, stumpy feet, or a mat used to support hot dishes and protect a table; a coaster.
4
a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth wordnet
5
A weaver's knife used to cut out the wire that was used to form a pile.

"They collected wood and built back the fire and they fetched rocks to make a trivet and there they set the bucket to boil."

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English trevet, from Old English trefet, borrowed from Latin tripēs, tripedis (“tripod”).