tye

See also: Tye, tyè, and t'ye

English

Etymology

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Noun

tye (plural tyes)

  1. A knot; a tie.
  2. (Britain) A patch of common land, often a village green.
  3. (nautical) A chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard; the other end is attached to a tackle, by means of which the yard is hoisted or lowered.
  4. (mining) A trough for washing ores.
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Translations

References

  • 1748. David Hume. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Section 3. § 6.
    the events or actions, which the writer relates, must be connected together, by some bond or tye

Verb

tye (third-person singular simple present tyes, present participle tyeing, simple past and past participle tyed)

  1. Obsolete form of tie.

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Noun

tye

  1. plural of tyd

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Interjection

tye

  1. oh
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