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Keith W wrote:
Wonder where the name came from. 'Tri' is obvious but pod is usually
some form of container. Perhaps an old cooking pot? Or is it a
corruption of the French 'pied'


Possibly from the same line as biped, quadruped etc.

But those are animals etc

It may have started
life as triped and changed over time with use as so many words do.

Perhaps if three legged animals were common. Apart from the odd dog,
obviously.

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