[trice] vt triced ; tric.ing [ME trisen, tricen to pull, trice, fr. MD trisen to hoist, fr. trise windlass] (15c): to haul up or in and lash or secure (as a sail) with a small rope
[2]trice n [ME trise, lit., pull, fr. trisen] (15c): a brief space of time: instant--used chiefly in the phrase in a trice