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tye

I. \\ˈtī\ noun (-s)

Etymology: Middle English, casket, from Old English tēag, of unknown origin

1. obsolete : a small box (as for the storage of valuables)

2. Britain : a launder for washing ores

II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)

Britain : to wash (ores) in a tye

III. noun (-s)

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tēag, of unknown origin

1. obsolete : a piece of enclosed land

2. dialect England : a large pasture or common

IV. noun (-s)

Etymology: Middle English, tie — more at tie

: 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 — see sail illustration

Useful english dictionary. 2012.