TRICE


Meaning of TRICE in English

/ traɪs; NAmE / noun

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IDIOMS

- in a trice

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English trice a tug , figuratively an instant , from Middle Dutch trīsen pull sharply, related to trīse pulley.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.