Definition of "trivet"

trivet

/ˈtɹɪ.vɪt/

noun
plural trivets
1. A stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire.
  Quotations
  They collected wood and built back the fire and they fetched rocks to make a trivet and there they set the bucket to boil.
  1994, Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing
2. A stand, sometimes with short, stumpy feet, used to support hot dishes and protect a table; a coaster.
3. A weaver's knife used to cut out the wire that was used to form a pile.