Thranite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thranite \Thra"nite\, n. [Gr. ?, from ? a bench, form,
     especially the topmost of the three benches in a trireme.]
     (Gr. Antiq.)
     One of the rowers on the topmost of the three benches in a
     trireme.
     [1913 Webster]