Tee
[tiː] or [ti]
Definition
(noun.) a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground.
(noun.) support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff.
(noun.) the starting place for each hole on a golf course; 'they were waiting on the first tee'.
(verb.) connect with a tee; 'tee two pipes'.
(verb.) place on a tee; 'tee golf balls'.
Edited by Blair--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The mark aimed at in curling and in quoits.
(n.) The nodule of earth from which the ball is struck in golf.
(n.) A short piece of pipe having a lateral outlet, used to connect a line of pipe with a pipe at a right angle with the line; -- so called because it resembles the letter T in shape.
Typist: Richard
Definition
n. a finial in the form of a conventionalised umbrella crowning a dagoba in Indo-Chinese countries.
n. a mark for quoits curling-stones &c.: (golf) the raised sand from which the ball is played at the commencement of each hole.—v.t. to place the golf-ball on this before striking off.
Inputed by Bruno
Examples
- It was not until 1827-29 that John Walker, chemist, at Stockton-upon-Tees, improved upon the idea of Prometheus and Hanckwitz of giving fire to men in a hollow tube. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- And mind ye recommend weel that them 'at brake t' bits o' frames, and teed Joe Scott's legs wi' band, suld be hung without benefit o' clergy. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Checked by Emma