Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete or archaic spelling of
tie . - noun In mining, a kind of narrow buddle used with a quick current of water for roughly washing tin or lead ore.
- noun An obsolete or archaic spelling of
tie . - noun Nautical, the part of a topsail-halyard which passes through a block or sheave-hole at the masthead, and is attached to the yard.
- To wash with the tye, as ore. Compare
tye , n.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb See
tie , the proper orthography. - noun rare A knot; a tie.
- noun (Naut.) 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.
- noun (Mining) A trough for washing ores.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
knot - noun Sussex a patch of
common land , often avillage green .
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Examples
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Between Kingscote and West Hoathly, a short distance to the south-west of East Grinstead, is another "tye" -- Gravetye, a tudor mansion in a deep hollow, the home of Mr. William Robinson, the author of _The English
Highways & Byways in Sussex E.V. Lucas
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I got the cutest dress... it is pretty bold for me, kind of tye-dye looking... and it's the style of a town gown.
A little bit of everything: F.O.T.C., K.S., shopping, Garrett, Easter. Lindsey 2009
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I got the cutest dress... it is pretty bold for me, kind of tye-dye looking... and it's the style of a town gown.
Archive 2009-04-01 Lindsey 2009
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Here in bama I tye deer hair frogs and poppers for bass, but when the gills aren't hitting top water I go to a pink producer, the gills love it sometimes bass will hit it too.
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Here in bama I tye deer hair frogs and poppers for bass, but when the gills aren't hitting top water I go to a pink producer, the gills love it sometimes bass will hit it too.
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Got my leaflet today … I see I can get copies of it in audio, large tye braille english welsh french polish bengali chinese urdu arabic punjabi somli and gujarati but no other euro lanuague or mexian or spanish … .. hell there isnt even an option for chav .. for shame .. on May 6, 2009 at 12: 19 pm SUPD
Cheap Trick, Well Done. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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Says Johnson a Woman has such power between the Ages of twenty five and forty five, that She may tye a Man to a post and whip him if She will.
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One tip, as you are practicing your cast, put your wallet in your armpit, if it falls out you have too much arm movement. also take some string tye it around the butt of your rod behind the reel loop it around your wrist, this will train you to not roll your wrist as you cast. roger
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Down here in alabama I tye a pink producer it works very well for my friends and I.
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Down here in alabama I tye a pink producer it works very well for my friends and I.
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