trey

[trey]

noun

1. a playing card or a die having three pips.

trey

/ treɪ /

noun

1. any card or dice throw with three spots

Word History and Origins

Origin of trey¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French trei ( s ) < Latin trēs three

Word History and Origins

Origin of trey¹

C14: from Old French treis three, from Latin trēs

Example Sentences

The Spurs inched back in front on a trey from Devin Vassell, but Curry answered with a jump shot that put them back in front 81-80 and they never trailed again.

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He barely showed up, not taking his second shot until late in the second quarter and scoring on only three treys.

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And then Vincent nailed his next three and his next three and his next, giving him four straight made treys.

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On Saturday Minnesota’s Naz Reid had six treys and 23 points.

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With the new calendar year came new, unimaginable challenges, and Redick handled every issue as if calmly sinking a game-winning trey.

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Related Words

• threesome 
• trilogy 
• triumvirate