Tern

Definitions

1. Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sterninae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.
2. A thing with three components; a set of three things.
   dated, obsolete
3. A river in Shropshire, England, which joins the Severn at Atcham; in full, the River Tern.
4. A lottery prize resulting from the favourable combination of three numbers in the draw.
   dated, obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“And yet, now even, if Madonna willed, / She'd win⟳ a tern in Thursday's lottery, / And better all things.”

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