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Lye vs Tye - What's the difference?

lye | tye |

As nouns the difference between lye and tye

is that lye is an alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes) or lye can be (uk|railways) a short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding while tye is a third .

As a verb lye

is .

lye

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(wikipedia lye)
  • An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).
  • Potassium or sodium hydroxide.
    • See also
    * ("lye" on Wikipedia)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, railways) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    tye

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a knot; a tie
  • (Sussex) a patch of common land, often a village green.
  • (nautical) A chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard; the other end is attached to a tackle, by means of which the yard is hoisted or lowered.
  • (mining) A trough for washing ores.
    • (Knight)

    References

    * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Section 3. ยง 6. *: the events or actions, which the writer relates, must be connected together, by some bond or tye

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