tye
noun (1)
\ ˈtī\
plural -s
Definition of tye
(Entry 1 of 4)
1
obsolete
: a small box (as for the storage of valuables)
2
British
: a launder for washing ores
tye
transitive verb
\ "\
-ed/-ing/-s
Definition of tye (Entry 2 of 4)
British
: to wash (ores) in a tye
tye
noun (2)
\ "\
plural -s
Definition of tye (Entry 3 of 4)
1
obsolete
: a piece of enclosed land
2
dialectal, England
: a large pasture or common
tye
noun (3)
\ "\
plural -s
Definition of tye (Entry 4 of 4)
: 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
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