Tees

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
  2. 2
    A river in the counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire, north east England. The river flows through the city of Middlesbrough.
Noun
  1. 1
    plural of tee form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of tees. alt-of
  3. 3
    plural of TEE form-of, plural

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old English *Tēs(e), but uncertain beyond that. Possibly from Proto-Brythonic *tes (“heat”), which would be in reference to the “boiling” surging water of so much of the upper river, especially at places like Cauldron Snout.

Etymology 2

From Old English *Tēs(e), but uncertain beyond that. Possibly from Proto-Brythonic *tes (“heat”), which would be in reference to the “boiling” surging water of so much of the upper river, especially at places like Cauldron Snout.

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