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In some senses, tice is marked as dated, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
tice
/taɪs/
name 3noun 2verb 1
Collocations
3VERB + TICE
toss
TICE + NOUN
oule
ADV.
almost
Definitions
noun
1
A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket; a yorker.
Bowlers should practise both toss and tice.
The tice is almost a full pitch. If you have a long reach, go in and play forward; if not, however, keep your bat down, and block it.
2
A ball left at a hittable but difficult distance or position, to lure the opponent into a mistake.
verb
1
To entice (someone).
VVhat ſtrong enchantments tice my yeelding ſoule […]
Have I not reaſon, think you, to look pale? / These tvvo have ’ticed me hither to this place: […]
name
1
A surname.
2
A census-designated place in Lee County, Florida, United States.
3
An unincorporated community in Menard County, Illinois, United States.
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Bowlers should practise both toss and tice.
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The tice is almost a full pitch. If you have a long reach, go in and play forward; if not, however, keep your bat down, and block it.
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1870 July, The Wykehamist, Number 33, page 1, Raynor, though somewhat wild, obtained an extraordinary number of wickets for very few runs, his fast "tices" quite puzzling the Eton bats.
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VVhat ſtrong enchantments tice my yeelding ſoule […]
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Have I not reaſon, think you, to look pale? / These tvvo have ’ticed me hither to this place: […]
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Hath ſome fond lover tic'd thee to thy bane? / And vvilt thou leave the Church, and love a ſtie?
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