treblingn.
/ˈtrɛblɪŋ/ The action of treble v.
1. Increasing threefold; multiplication by three.
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the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > multiplication by three > [noun]
trebling1591
tripling1603
triplication1610
the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > increasing in specific proportion
doubling1398
redoubling?1473
quadrupling1573
duplication1590
tripling1603
redoublement1611
sextupling1656
millecuplation1678
trebling1694
quadruplication1836
quintupling1862
sextuplication1935
1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Trasdobladura Trebling, triplicatio.
1694 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 18 70 The doubling, trebling, quadrupling, &c. of Rations is performed by squaring, cubing, biquadrating, &c. of the terms.
2. Nautical. See quots.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > [noun] > planking > specific types of
furring1622
berthing1706
trebling1856
1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxxi. 423 The outside trebling or oak sheathing.
1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Trebling, planking thrice around a whaler's bows in order the more effectually to withstand the pressure of the ice.
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