Defn: Thirty. [Obs. or Scot.] Burns.
THREW
Threw,
Defn: imp. of Throw.
THRIBBLE
Thrib"ble, a.
Defn: Triple; treble; threefold. [Prov. Eng. or Colloq.] Halliwell.
THRICE Thrice, adv. Etym: [OE. thries; thrie thrice (AS. , ) + -s, the adverbal suffix. See Three, and -wards.]
1. Three times. "Thrice in vain." Spenser. Verily I say unto thee. That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. Matt. xxvi. 34.
2. In a threefold manner or degree; repeatedly; very. Thrice noble lord, let me entreat of you To pardon me. Shak. Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just. Shak.
Note: Thrice is often used, generally with an intensive force, to form compounds which are usually of obvious meaning; as, in thrice- blessed, thrice-favored, thrice-hallowed, thrice-happy, thrice-told, and the like.
THRICECOCK
Thrice"cock`, n. (Zoöl.)