{
Tri-ob′o-lar
, Tri-ob′o-la-ry
, }
[LL.
triobolaris
, fr. L.
triobolus
a piece of three oboli, Gr. [GREEK]. See
Tri-
, and
Obolus
.]
Of the value of three oboli; hence, mean; worthless.
[Obs.]
It may pass current . . . for a
triobolar
ballad.
Cheyne.