Trice

1. (v. t.) To pull; to haul; to drag; to pull away.

2. (v. t.) To haul and tie up by means of a rope.

3. (n.) A very short time; an instant; a moment; -- now used only in the phrase in a trice.

Thesaurus Entries

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