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trice
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1trice

transitive verb \ˈtrīs\
tricedtric·ing

Definition of TRICE

: to haul up or in and lash or secure (as a sail) with a small rope

Origin of TRICE

Middle English trisen, tricen to pull, trice, from Middle Dutch trisen to hoist, from trise windlass
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with TRICE

dice, gneiss, ice, lyse, nice, pice, price, rice, slice, spice, splice, syce, thrice, twice, vice, vise

2trice

noun

Definition of TRICE

: a brief space of time : instant —used chiefly in the phrase in a trice
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Examples of TRICE

  1. <it's just a scrape on the knee—we'll have you fixed up in a trice>

Origin of TRICE

Middle English trise, literally, pull, from trisen
First Known Use: 15th century

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Synonyms
beat, eyeblink, flash, heartbeat, jiff, jiffy, minute, moment, nanosecond, New York minute, second, shake, split second, instant, twinkle, twinkling, wink

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