adv. [ OE. thries; thrie thrice (AS. þriga, þriwa) + -s, the adverbal suffix. See Three, and -wards. ]
Verily I say unto thee. That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. Matt. xxvi. 34. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thrice noble lord, let me entreat of you
To pardon me. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. (Zool.) The missel thrush. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]