tye
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈtī
plural -s
1
obsolete : a small box (as for the storage of valuables)
2
British : a launder for washing ores
tye
2 of 4transitive verb
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-ed/-ing/-s
British
: to wash (ores) in a tye
tye
3 of 4noun (2)
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plural -s
1
obsolete : a piece of enclosed land
2
dialectal, England : a large pasture or common
tye
4 of 4noun (3)
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plural -s
: a chain or rope one end of which passes through the mast or through a block and is made fast to the center of a yard, the other end being attached to a tackle by means of which a yard is hoisted or lowered
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, casket, from Old English tēag, of unknown origin
Noun (2)
Middle English, from Old English tēag, of unknown origin
Noun (3)
Middle English, tie
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- countertrend
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