Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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†TIE, n.2 A small strip of land, prob. a part of a run-rig system (Ork. 1929 Marw.).
[Norw. dial. teig, a rood, a piece of hay meadow, O.N. teigr. a strip of arable or meadowland.]
