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Trey

name
/tɹeɪ/

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English trey, from Anglo-Norman trei or treis, from Old French treis (“three”). Doublet of three and tres.

  1. derived from treis
  2. derived from trei
  3. inherited from trey

Definitions

  1. A nickname for someone who is the third person in the family sharing his father's name.

  2. A male given name from English of modern usage, derived from the nickname.

  3. A playing card or die with the rank of three.

    • Before you begin the Game at Picket, you must throw out of the Pack the Deuces, Treys, Fours and Fives, and play with the rest of the Cards, which are in number thirty and six.
    • He had been a pretty good guy, straight as ace-deuce-trey-four-five, till he got on the force.
    • You see, Sir, when I look at the Ace it reminds me that there is but one God. The deuce reminds me that the bible is divided into two parts; the Old and New Testaments. And when I see the trey I think of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. A score of three in cards, dice, or dominoes.

    2. A three-pointer.

    3. A three penny coin

      A three penny coin; a thrippence.

    4. The third bearer of the same personal name in a family, often denoted by suffixed Roman…

      The third bearer of the same personal name in a family, often denoted by suffixed Roman numeral III.

    5. The third branch of a deer's antler.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA