Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for TERCE
TERCE, n. [ters; Sp. tercia; Fr. tiers, tierce, a third.]
A cask whose contents are 42 gallons, the third of a pipe or butt.
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TERCE, n. [ters; Sp. tercia; Fr. tiers, tierce, a third.]
A cask whose contents are 42 gallons, the third of a pipe or butt.
Return to page 32 of the letter “T”.