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Synonyms
trice (trīs)

[From Middle English (at a) trise, at one pull, from trisen, to hoist, from Middle Dutch trīsen, from trīse, pulley, V., from Middle English trisen.]

noun 

A very short period of time; an instant: came back in a trice.

transitive verb: triced, tric·ing, tric·es. 

Nautical
To hoist and secure with a rope: trice a sail.