TRUTINATE

\tɹˈuːtɪnˌe͡ɪt], \tɹˈuːtɪnˌe‍ɪt], \t_ɹ_ˈuː_t_ɪ_n_ˌeɪ_t]\
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  • tr[=oo]'ti-n[=a]t, v.t. (obs.) to weigh.--n. TRUTIN[=A]'TION. [L. trutin[=a]ri--Gr. trytan[=e], a balance.]
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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