third2 (therd)

[A transposed form of thread, thrid1.] Thread. [Prov. Eng.] For as a subtle spider, closely sitting In centre of her web that spread eth round, If the least fly but touch the smallest third , She feels it instantly. A. Brewer , Lingua (ed. 1617), iv. 6. ( Nares . ) Your compensation makes amends, for I Haue giuen you here a third of mine owne life [Miranda]. Shak ., Tempest (folio 1623), iv. 1. 3.