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Trice v. t. [Written also trise.]
1. To pull; to haul; to drag; to pull away. [Obs.]
Out of his seat I will him trice. --Chaucer.
2. Naut. To haul and tie up by means of a rope.
Trice, n. A very short time; an instant; a moment; -- now used only in the phrase in a trice. “With a trice.” --Turbervile. “ On a trice.”
A man shall make his fortune in a trice. --Young.
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trice
n : a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the
heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a
flash" [syn: blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant,
jiffy, split second, twinkling, wink, New York
minute]
v 1: raise with a line; "trice a window shade" [syn: trice up]
2: hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope [syn: trice
up]