1
The chief sat cross-legged and watched Probyn opening the tierce of tobacco.
2
First, I dealt with a tierce that proved full of salt beef.
3
Now let us practise that thrust in tierce after the feint and disengage.
4
He aimed a furious thrust in tierce at Captain Runacles' breast.
5
A simple 'un, deux,' tierce and carte at the first bout.
6
Let us order a tierce of malmsey and talk it over!
7
The steel sung with our quick changes from 'quarte' to 'tierce'.
8
He brought his sword en tierce; Loge's blade met his with strength and delicacy.
9
Quarte, tierce, and saccoon, say I, and the devil take your estramacons and passados!'
10
You strike high tierce like lightning and your blade is back in guard-ohyes!
11
Let him appear in the chapter-house after tierce to-morrow.
12
In quarte, tierce, or saccoon the same holds good.'
13
She did not understand this girl, and never knew which was carte and which tierce.
14
This day I sent my cozen Roger a tierce of claret, which I give him.
15
I don't care a straw for his demonstrative reason, and his tierce and his quart.
16
Have an eye to the molasses tierce, Mr. Stubb; it was a little leaky, I thought.