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signifies "the town or dwelling of ob-yarn, such as the sail spinsters make, in order to be woof, or woven cross the warp in pieces of cloth, stuff, or serges, from whence was denominated a family of gentlemen named Trewoofe, who, out of a mistaken etymology of their name, gave for their arms, in a field, three wolves' heads; whereas try-bleith, try-bleit, is three wolves in Cornish."

TREWORK. From tre-work, the dwelling by the work or mine.

TREWORTHEN. From tre-warth-en, the high dwelling.

TREWOTHIKE. Pryce renders Trewothick the noted town (woth, known). Hals renders Tre-woth-ike (in St. Anthony in Kerrier) "the town of the known or familiar cove, creek, or bosom of waters; alias Tre-wood-ike, the town of the wood, creek, or bosom of waters." D. Gilbert derives Trewothike from tre-werh-ike, -ick, the town on the water or cree.

TREWREN, TREWRIN. From tre-rhyn, the town on the hill; or tre-reen, the fortified or fighting place. "The family of Trewren were seated at Driff, in the parish of Sancreet, in 1340." (C. S. Gilbert.)

TREWSEN. Trevisa.

TREWYTHENICK. From Trewithenike in Cornelly, in Powder hundred; from tre-withen-ick, the woody dwelling. Cf. Trewenethick.

TREYARD. A name mentioned by C. S. Gilbert in a list of gentlemen who have represented Bodmin. There is a Tregarden in Luxulion; and Hals says, "At Tre-garden (in Gorran) lived John Tregarthyn," &c. &c. This name is from the root Tregarthen.

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