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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRIOBOLAR

a.[L. triobolaris; tres and obolus. ] Of the value of three oboli; mean; worthless. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TRIOBOLAR; TRIOBOLARY

Tri *ob "o *lar, Tri *ob "o *la *ry, a. Etym: [LL. triobolaris, fr. L.triobolus a piece of three oboli, Gr. Tri-, and Obolus. ]

 

Defn: Of the value of three oboli; hence, mean; worthless. [Obs. ] It may pass current. .. for a triobolar ballad. Cheyne.