- triced
- traɪs n. brief period of time, jiffy v. pull with a rope; pull up with a rope and tie off (e.g. a sail on ship)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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trice — I. transitive verb (triced; tricing) Etymology: Middle English trisen, tricen to pull, trice, from Middle Dutch trisen to hoist, from trise windlass Date: 15th century to haul up or in and lash or secure (as a sail) with a small rope II. noun… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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trice — trice1 /truys/, n. a very short time; an instant: in a trice. [1400 50; late ME tryse; prob. special use of *trise a pull, tug, deriv. of trisen, to pull; see TRICE2] trice2 /truys/, v.t., triced, tricing. Naut. 1. to pull or haul with a rope. 2 … Universalium
trice — I [[t]traɪs[/t]] n. a very short time; an instant: in a trice[/ex] • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME tryse; prob. repr. *trise a pull, tug, der. of trisen to pull; see trice II II trice [[t]traɪs[/t]] v. t. triced, tric•ing. Naut. 1) naut. navig. to… … From formal English to slang
trice — I. /traɪs / (say truys) noun a very short time; a moment; an instant: to come back in a trice. {Middle English tryse, special use of trice2 (at a trice at one tug) II. /traɪs / (say truys) verb (t) (triced, tricing) Nautical 1. to pull or haul… …
trice — [trīs] vt. triced, tricing [ME trisen < MDu, to pull, hoist < trise, windlass, roller] to haul up (a sail, etc.) and secure with a small line: usually with up n. [< at a trice, with one pull] a very short time; instant; moment: now only… … English World dictionary
