Tyne
[tain]
Definition
(noun.) a river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea.
Checker: Rudolph--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To lose.
(v. i.) To become lost; to perish.
(n.) A prong or point of an antler.
(n.) Anxiety; tine.
Typist: Vilma
Definition
n. (Spens.) anxiety.
v.i. (Spens.) to become lost to perish.
Inputed by Gavin
Examples
- In time he moved to Willington Quay, a village on the River Tyne, where coal was shipped to London. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- While he was doing this Stephenson was patiently building new locomotives, and trying to induce the mine-owners along the Tyne to replace their horse-cars with his engines. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Most famous of all was Bede, known as the Venerable Bede (673-735), a monk of Jarrow (on Tyne). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Yes, bonny wee thing, I'll wear you in my bosom, lest my jewel I should tyne. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Typist: Nola