truel

See also: Truel

English

Etymology

Blend of tri- +‎ duel

Noun

truel (plural truels)

1. (game theory) A duel fought between three people.
   • 2014, Richard A. Epstein, The Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic, Gulf Professional Publishing, →ISBN, page 324:

     To effect a yet more complex and challenging truel, we can void the simplification that each player knows his order of firing ab initio.

2. (neologism) A conflict between three contending groups or ideas.

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Related terms

• duel

Anagrams

• luter

Galician

truel or trueiro

Etymology

From Old French truelle (“trowel”), diminutive of Latin trua (“ladle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾuˈɛl/

Noun

truel m (plural trueis)

1. a fishing hand net or landing net (small net that is equipped with a handle and attached to a rim so that the net forms a pouch)

   Synonyms: ganapán, salabardo, trueiro

Related terms

• trueiro

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “truel”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “truel”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “truel”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN