tray-trip en · NOUN
Etymology
From trey (“three”).
Meanings
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(obsolete, uncountable) An old game played with dice. It is unknown what the game involved, but it is likely dependent on rolling a 3.
Shall I play my freedom at tray-trip, and become thy bond-slave?
c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene v]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trey-trip | alternative | lexicographic |