Trey (noun)

1. A playing card with three pips or spots, especially in the game of bridge.
2. A shot in basketball that is worth three points.

Origin:

Late 17th century: from french trey, from treize 'thirteen', as treys were originally worth 13 pence.

Examples:

1. The player was dealt a trey and a five in his hand.
2. The basketball player made a trey from beyond the arc, much to the delight of the crowd.
3. The trey was the final blow in the losing team's defeat.
4. The trey is the most valuable card in the deck for the player with the highest bid.
5. The basketball coach encouraged his players to shoot more treys during the game.