Meaning

noun neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

noun a social or business relationship

noun equality of score in a contest

originFrom Middle English teye (“cord, chain”), from Old English tēag, tēah (“cord, chain”), from Proto-West Germanic *taugu, from Proto-Germanic *taugō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-. Compare Danish tov, Icelandic taug.

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