trice 1
/truys/ , n.
a very short time; an instant: in a trice.
[ 1400-50; late ME tryse; prob. special use of * trise a pull, tug, deriv. of trisen, to pull; see TRICE 2 ]
trice 2
/truys/ , v.t., triced, tricing . Naut.
1. to pull or haul with a rope.
2. to haul up and fasten with a rope (usually fol. by up ).
[ 1350-1400; ME trisen trisen to hoist, deriv. of trise pulley ]