Meaning trice
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tricelate 14c., "haul up and fasten with a rope," from Middle Dutch trisen "hoist," from trise "pulley," of unknown origin. Hence at a tryse (mid-15c.) "in a very short t [..]
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trice(n) a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)(v) raise with a line(v) hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope
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triceI’ll do it in a trice. The hour is divided into minutes, seconds, and trices or thirds. I’ll do it in a minute, I’ll do it in a second, I’ll do it in a trice.
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triceTo haul up by pulling downwards on a rope that is led through a block or sheave.
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triceTo lash up.
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triceTo lash up.
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triceTo haul and tie up by means of a rope.
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triceTo haul up by pulling downwards on a rope that is led through a block or sheave.
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triceTo haul and tie up by means of a rope.
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triceto haul upward and tie up by means of a rope
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triceTo haul up by pulling downwards on a rope that is led through a block or sheave.
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trice
A roller; windlass.
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