Definition of trices Trices
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What does trices mean?
Wiktionary 
- trices (Noun)
Plural of trice.
Part of speech
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| trice - hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope | ||
| trice up | ||
| hoist, wind, lift raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" | ||
| trice - raise with a line; "trice a window shade" | ||
| trice up | ||
| elevate, bring up, get up, lift, raise cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock" | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- trice (v. t.)
To pull; to haul; to drag; to pull away. - trice (v. t.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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trice
trīs, v.t. (naut.) to haul or lift up by means of a rope:—pr.p. trīc′ing; pa.p. triīced. [Ger. trissen.] -
trice
trīs, n. a very short time: an instant. [Perh. from thrice, while one can count three; or from Sp. tris, noise of breaking glass; cf. Scot. 'in a crack.']
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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trice
To haul or lift up by means of a lashing or line.
