Triobolar

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

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