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tye

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As a noun, tye means a chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard.

Meanings of tye

3 meanings

noun

  1. nauticalA 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.

  2. miningA trough for washing ores.

  3. UKA patch of common land, often a village green.

Obsolete form of tie.

verb

Obsolete form of tie.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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UKA patch of common land, often a village green.

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