Trochee

trO'ke, n. a metrical foot of two syllables, so called from tripping or joyous character in L verse, consisting of a long and a short, as nti/nen in E verse, of an accented and unaccented syllable, as tripod [Fr. trochie - Gr trochaios [pons, foot, understood running, tripping— trochos, a running trechO, to run.] Trod, Trodd'en, pa. and pap. of Tread. Troglodyte, trog'lo-dit, « the Greek name for certain ancient tribes on the Nile, now a general term for all savage cave-dwellers [Fr — Gr — troglodytes triple, a cave, and dyfi. to enter.] Trojan, trOjan, adj, pertaining to ancient Troy — n. an inhabitant of ancient Troy an old soldier. Troll, v.t. to move circularly to sing the parts of in succe ion, as of a catch or round. v.i. to roll to move or run about to sing a catch. —«. a song, the parts of which are sung in succe ion a round —n Troll'er. fPcrh. from Fr. trdler, to lead about—-Celt, root seen in W. traits, to twist, to roll.]