I. ˈtrīs transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English tricen, trisen, from Middle Dutch trisen to hoist by block and tackle, from trise windlass, capstan, pulley; akin to Middle Low German trītse windlass, pulley
1. : to haul up or in and lash or secure with a small rope — usually used with up
prisoners are triced up by the wrists or hands — S.J.Barrows
2. : to raise with or as if with a line — often used with up
trice up a window shade
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English trise, from trisen to trice
: a brief space of time : instant , moment — used chiefly in the phrase in a trice
in a trice she was asleep — Irish Digest