Green’s Dictionary of Slang

trine n.

[trine v.1 , Tyburn’s ‘occupation’]

the gallows, thus Tyburn.

[Ire]Head Eng. Rogue I 53: Trine, Tyburn.
[UK]B.E. Dict. Canting Crew n.p.: Trine, [...] Tyburn.
[UK]A. Smith Lives of Most Noted Highway-men, etc. I 209: He taught his Pupil a deal of canting Words, telling him [...] Trine, the Gallows.
[UK]New Canting Dict. [as cit. c.1698].
[UK]Defoe Street Robberies Considered 34: Trine, Gallows or Tyburn.
[UK]Bailey Universal Etym. Eng. Dict. [as cit. c.1698].
[UK]Grose Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue n.p.: Trine, to hang; also Tyburn.
[UK]G. Andrewes Dict. Sl. and Cant.
[UK]Lex. Balatronicum [as cit. 1785].
[UK] ‘Her Muns with a Grin’ in Swell!!! or, Slap-Up Chaunter 50: A cut from the trine — or milldolling line — / Or a Sam darkly met.
[UK]Flash Dict. in Sinks of London Laid Open 128: Trine, the new drop.