to be able to produce three things in a specified period of time, as for stone walling to produce three pesos a day in earnings, or for a man to be a three basket per week weaver

Batad

Lambrecht 1978

to form a group of three; to hold a ceremonial feast for a woman in the third month of pregnancy

Pigeaud 1938

twist a third strand into a rope that already has two

Steller and Aebersold 1959

twist together rope out of three strands

Warneck 1977

for only three to remain, for three still to remain

Schwarz 1908