thrids
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thrid
thrids
plural of thrid
• thirds
Source: Wiktionary
Thrid, a.
Definition: Third. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Thrid, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thridded; p. pr. & vb. n. Thridding.] Etym: [A variant of thread.]
1. To pass through in the manner of a thread or a needle; to make or find a course through; to thread. Some thrid the mazy ringlets of her hair. Pope. And now he thrids the bramble bush. J. R. Drake. I began To thrid the musky-circled mazes. Tennyson.
2. To make or effect (a way or course) through something; as, to thrid one's way through a wood.
Thrid, n.
Definition: Thread; continuous line. [Archaic] I resume the thrid of my discourse. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.