trice

/tɹaɪs/

verb

  1. 1

    To pull, to pull out or away, to pull sharply.

  2. 2

    To drag or haul, especially with a rope; specifically to haul or hoist and tie up by means of a rope.

noun

  1. 1

    Now only in the phrase in a trice: a very short time; an instant, a moment.

noun

  1. 1

    A pulley, a windlass.

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