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trippet

[trip-it]

noun

Machinery.
  1. a projection, cam, or the like, for striking some other part at regular intervals.



trippet

/ ˈ³Ù°ùɪ±èɪ³Ù /

noun

  1. any mechanism that strikes or is struck at regular intervals, as by a cam

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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of trippet1

First recorded in 1300–50, trippet is from the Middle English word trypet. See trip 1, -et
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of trippet1

C15 (in the sense: a piece of wood used in a game): from trippen to trip
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The 82-acre Trippet Ranch, as it is known today, was originally called “Rancho Las Lomas Celestiales†by its owner Cora Larimore Trippet, a founding member of the Hollywood Bowl and once a national officer in the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, according to her obituary and the Valley Relics Museum.

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She was married to judge Oscar A. Trippet.

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You’ll hike the moderate Musch Trail from the Trippet Ranch parking lot of Topanga State Park, feasting your eyes on those aforementioned hills.

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"There have been no conversations with anyone or either organization about an acquisition," spokesman Ty Trippet said in the tweet, which was retweeted by Michael Bloomberg.

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Ty Trippet, a spokesman for Mr. Bloomberg, said in a statement that the former mayor was “deeply grateful†to the authorities for “ensuring that no lives were lost and that the victim has been rescued and safely returned to her family.â€

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