trice

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To pull, to pull out or away, to pull sharply.
2. 2
   To drag or haul, especially with a rope; specifically (nautical) to haul or hoist and tie up by means of a rope.

Noun

1. 1
   Now only in the phrase in a trice: a very short time; the blink of an eye, an instant, a moment.
2. 2
   A pulley, a windlass (“form of winch for lifting heavy weights, comprising a cable or rope wound around a cylinder”).

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.