Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - tee
Tee
tee
1. n. = T(1). Etymology: phonet. spelling 2. n. & v. --n. 1 Golf a a cleared space from which a golf ball is struck at the beginning of play for each hole. b a small support of wood or plastic from which a ball is struck at a tee. 2 a mark aimed at in bowls, quoits, curling, etc. --v.tr. (tees, teed) (often foll. by up) Golf place (a ball) on a tee ready to strike it. Phrases and idioms tee off 1 Golf play a ball from a tee. 2 colloq. start, begin. Etymology: earlier (17th-c.) teaz, of unkn. orig.: in sense 2 perh. = TEE(1)
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 15th century the letter t, something shaped like a capital T, a mark aimed at in various games (as curling), II. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1673 1. a small mound or a peg on which a golf ball is placed before being struck at the beginning of play on a hole, a device for holding a football in position for kicking, an adjustable post on which a ball is placed for batting (as in T-ball), the area from which a golf ball is struck at the beginning of play on a hole, III. transitive verb (~d; ~ing) Date: 1673 to place (a ball) on a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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