The state produced by an equal number of votes on two opposite sides.--Worcester. I have not found this very common use of the word in any other dictionary or glossary, English or American.
·vt A knot; a fastening. II. Tie ·vt Low shoes fastened with lacings. III. Tie ·vi To make a tie; ...
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·add. ·- A tie consisting of a series of connected iron bars or rods. ...
·noun A sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding them in place. ...
·noun A rod used as a tie. ·see <<Tie>>. ...
·vt To deprive of speech or the power of speech, or of distinct articulation. II. Tongue-tie ·noun ...
Mutual obligation and no favour; as in the case of the tie-mate, the comrade who, in the days of lon...
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