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Tye vs Pye - What's the difference?

tye | pye |

As nouns the difference between tye and pye

is that tye is a knot; a tie while pye is an archaic spelling of lang=en (the pastry food).

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. § 6. *: the events or actions, which the writer relates, must be connected together, by some bond or tye

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    pye

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (the pastry food).
    • 1747: A Cheshire Pork Pye for Sea'' — , 1998, ISBN 0-642-10693-2, page 1.)

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