tye
Meanings
noun
- Obsolete form of tie.
- 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
- A trough for washing ores.
noun
- A patch of common land, often a village green.
verb
- Obsolete form of tie.
name
- A surname.
- A city in Taylor County, Texas, United States, named after John P. Tye.
- A ghost town in King County, Washington, United States, presumably named after the Tye River, named after W. H. Tye. Renamed from Wellington in 1910 after an avalanche disaster.
- A hamlet on Hayling Island, Havant borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7302).
Word forms
Etymology
A variant of tie.
Related words
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