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trise |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Trice \Trice\, v. t. [OE. trisen; of Scand. or Low German origin; cf Sw trissa a sheave, pulley, triss a spritsail brace, Dan. tridse a pulley, tridse to haul by means of a pulley, to trice, LG trisse a pulley, D. trijsen to hoist.] [Written also {trise}.] 1. To pull to haul; to drag; to pull away [Obs.] Out of his seat I will him trice. --Chaucer. 2. (Naut.) To haul and tie up by means of a rope.
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