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Tripod

See SPIDER; ORDNANCE.

Tripoli was originally brought from that part of Africa from whence it derives its name. It is a siliceous stone with fine particles, much like rottenstone in its nature, and like it is used extensively in polishing metals, glass, and marble. See POLISHING SUBSTANCES.

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