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Word Origin & History

late 14c., "haul up and fasten with a rope" (v.), from Middle Dutch trisen "hoist," from trise "pulley," of unknown origin. Hence at a tryse (mid-15c.) "in a very short time," literally "at a single pluck or pull." The Middle Dutch word is the source of Dutch trijsen "to hoist," and cognate with Middle Low German trissen (source of Danish trisse, German triezen); its ultimate origin is unknown.

Example Sentences for trice

In a trice his huge bulk was safely ensconced in the adjoining one.

In a trice we had galloped past the fortress, through the village, and had ridden into the gorge.

She reached the door before he could stop her, and in a trice she was out in the gallery.

So they mounted their horses and were gone in a trice, galloping to their own camp.

In a trice they were ready and the ...

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