{ Tri‐ob″o‐lar (?), 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.
It may pass current... for a triobolar ballad. Cheyne.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.