Obs. Also 6–7 trea-, 7 tray-, trei-, tre-, tra-. [app. f. TREY sb. + TRIP v. (?).] A game at dice, or with dice, in which success probably depended on the casting of a trey or three.
1564–78. Bulleyn, Dial. agst. Pest. (1888), 94. He is plaiyng at the trea trippe with our hoste sonne.
1575. [see trey-trace, TREY sb. 3].
1588. Marprel. Epist. (Arb.), 38. Because the gamesters … wan all his monie at trey trip.
1602. in Sir R. Cecil’s Corr., x. (1766), 127. There is great danger of being taken sleepers at tray-trip, if the King sweep suddenly.
1617. Machiavell’s Dogge, B j b. But leauing Cardes, lett’s goe to dice awhile, To Passage, Treitrippe, Hazarde or Mum-chaunce…. And trippe without a Treye makes had I wist To sitte and mourne among the sleepers ranke.
1636. Davenant, Wits, Wks. (1673), 195. My Watch are playing above at Trea-trip For some Suffolk Cheese.
1639. Mayne, City Match, II. iv. Find himself business at tre-trip i’th’hall.
1660. Tatham, Rump, IV. i. It seems he plays better at tratrip with thee then thy husband Ireton did.
