Tertiate
Pronunciation : Ter"ti*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. tertiatus, p.p. of tertiare to do for the third time, fr. tertius the third.]
Definition : 1. To do or perform for the third time. [Obs. & R.] Johnson.
2. (Gun.)
Defn: To examine, as the thickness of the metal at the muzzle of a gun; or, in general, to examine the thickness of, as ordnance, in order to ascertain its strength.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913