Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶TRACE, n.2 A trice, a short sudden movement (Sc. 1911 S.D.D.).
[Prob. a confusion of trice with trace, a vestige, a small amount.]
