Tees

name, noun

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Definitions

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
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.

Synonyms

All synonyms
tee upfootball teegolf teet shirtt-shirttee up

Etymology

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.

Related phrases

Billingham-on-TeesCroft-on-TeesDalton-on-TeesNorton-on-TeesPreston-on-TeesStockton-on-TeesTees ValleyThornaby-on-Teescounty durhamnorth yorkshirestockton on tees

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