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trice definition

trice (trīs)

transitive verb triced, tricing tric′·ing

to haul up (a sail, etc.) and secure with a small line: usually with up

Etymology: ME trisen < MDu, to pull, hoist < trise, windlass, roller

noun

a very short time; instant; moment: now only in the phrase in a trice

Etymology: < at a trice, with one pull

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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