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  1. noun The letter t.
  2. noun Something shaped like a T.
  3. noun Sports & Games A mark aimed at in certain games, such as curling or quoits.
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  • After a year, I believe this tee will be a piece of art - especially if you're a very busy person. —  Tcritic by Karl Long - The Daily T-Shirt Blog Covering Indie Fashion and Design
  • I am a caddie and I am having trouble finding golf balls once they are hit from the tee, any experience or tips will be greatly appreciated. —  xml's Blinklist.com
  • "We had a game plan, and I think we executed it to a tee -- knowing we're going to trap them and make sure they get the ball out of Cappie's and Diana's hands." —  Freep.com - RSS
  • As Lee stood on the first tee, the official Augusta starter simply said in his Southern drawl: "Danny Lee now driving."
  • The latter had played the toughest of all 18 holes on Thursday, but the tee was pushed up by some 70 yards for the second round, leaving just 181 yards to pin. —  Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed
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  1. Back-formation from obsolete Scots teaz (taken as a pl.)

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  1. Also T; tee, n.
  2. Pomo (Indian of California).
  3. Middle English teen, ten (without infinitive ending tee, te) (preterit tigh, teiʒ, teʒ, teh, plural tuwen, tuʒen, tuhen, past participle towen, toʒen), from Anglo-Saxon teón, tión (preterit teáh, plural tugon, past participle togen) = Old Saxon tiohan, tion, tian = OFries. tīa = Middle Low German tien, tēn, Low German teën = Old High German ziohan, Middle High German G. ziehen = Icelandic *tjūga (in past participle toginn) = Gothic (Moesogothic) tiuhan, draw, lead, = Latin ducere, draw, lead: see duct, adduce, conduce, educe, etc. This obsolete verb is represented in modern English by the derived tow, tug, tuck; the past participle exists unrecognized in the second element of wanton. Hence also ult. team, teem.
  4. Perhaps ult. from Icelandic tjā, point out, akin to Anglo-Saxon tǣcan, point out, teach: see teach.
  5. from tee, n.
  6. from Middle English Anglo-Saxon te, from Latin te, the name of the letter T.
  7. Also htee; from Burmese h'ti, an umbrella.
 

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