TRICE Meaning of TRICE in English [ trʌɪs ]■ noun (in phr. in a ~ ) very quickly.OriginME ~ 'a tug' (figuratively 'an instant'), from MDu. trīsen 'pull sharply', related to trīse 'pulley'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004