Defn: See Troll.
TROUNCE
Trounce, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trounced; p. pr. & vb. n. Trouncing.]
Etym: [F. tronce, tronche, a stump, piece of wood. See Truncheon.]
Defn: To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate. [Colloq.]
TROUPE
Troupe, n. Etym: [F., troop. See Troop.]
Defn: A company or troop, especially the company pf performers in a play or an opera.
TROUPIAL
Troup"i*al, n. Etym: [F. troupiale.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of bright-colored American birds belonging to Icterus and allied genera, especially Icterus icterus, a native of the West Indies and South America. Many of the species are called orioles in America. [Written also troopial.]
TROUSE
Trouse, n.
Defn: Trousers. [Obs.] Spenser.
TROUSERING
Trou"ser*ing, n.