tice

Etymology 1
Possibly from, as below, suggesting the bowler's purpose.

Noun

 * 1)  A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket; a yorker.
 * 2) * 1870 July, , Number 33, page 1,
 * Raynor, though somewhat wild, obtained an extraordinary number of wickets for very few runs, his fast "tices" quite puzzling the Eton bats.
 * 1) * 1911, Henry Charles Howard Suffolk and Berkshire (Earl of), Hedley Peek, Frederick George Aflalo, The Encyclopaedia of Sport & Games, Volume 1, page 452,
 * A "yorker" (or "tice") pitches on, or within six inches of, the popping crease;.
 * 1)  A ball left at a hittable but difficult distance or position, to lure the opponent into a mistake.
 * A "yorker" (or "tice") pitches on, or within six inches of, the popping crease;.
 * 1)  A ball left at a hittable but difficult distance or position, to lure the opponent into a mistake.

Etymology 2
Aphetic form of.

Verb

 * 1)  To entice.

Etymology
From, aphetic from , probably from a word meaning "to set on fire," derived from. Compare 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) to coax, entice, wheedle

Etymology
From, alternative form of.

Noun

 * 1) terce