Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Teach

Teach (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Taught (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Teaching.] [OE. techen, imp. taughte, tahte, AS. t�cean, imp. t�hte, to show, teach, akin to tācn token. See Token.] 1. ...

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Teach (2)

Teach (?), v. i. To give instruction; to follow the business, or to perform the duties, of a preceptor.And gladly would he learn, and gladly teach. Chaucer.The priests thereof t...

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Teachable

Teach″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being taught; apt to learn; also, willing to receive instruction; docile.We ought to bring our minds free, unbiased, and teachable, to learn our r...

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Teachableness

Teach″a‐ble‐ness, n. Willingness to be taught.

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Teache

Teache (?), n. [Cf. Ir. teaghaim, Gael. teasaich, to heat.] (Sugar Works) One of the series of boilers in which the cane juice is treated in making sugar; especially, the last b...

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Teache (2)

Teache (?), n. [Cf. Amer. Sp. tacha, tacho.] (Sugar Manuf.) Any, esp. the last, of the series of boilers or evaporating pans.

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Teacher

Teach″er (?), n. 1. One who teaches or instructs; one whose business or occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor.2. One who instructs others in religion; a preac...

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Teaching

Teach″ing, n. The act or business of instructing; also, that which is taught; instruction.Syn. — Education; instruction; breeding. See Education.

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Teachless

Teach″less, a. Not teachable. Shelley.

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Teacup

Tea″cup′ (?), n. A small cup from which to drink tea.

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Teacupful

Tea″cup′ful (?), n.; pl.Teacupfuls (�). As much as a teacup can hold; enough to fill a teacup.

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Tead

{ Tead, Teade } (?), n. [L. taeda, teda.] A torch. “A burning teade.” Spenser.

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Teagle

Tea″gle (?), n. [Cf. Tackle.] A hoisting apparatus; an elevator; a crane; a lift.

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Teague

Teague (?), n. [Cf. W. taeog, taeawg, adj., rustic, rude, n., a vassal, villain, pleasant, clown, Ir. th�atach rural, boorish.] An Irishman; — a term used in contempt. Johnson.

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Teak

Teak (?), n. [Malayalm tekku.] (Bot.) A tree of East Indies (Tectona grandis) which furnishes an extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other pur...

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Teakettle

Tea″ket′tle (?), n. A kettle in which water is boiled for making tea, coffee, etc.

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Teal

Teal (?), n. [OE. tele; akin to D. teling a generation, production, teal, telen to breed, produce, and E. till to cultivate. The English word probably once meant, a brood or flo...

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Team

Team (?), n. [OE. tem, team, AS. teám, offspring, progeny, race of descendants, family; akin to D. toom a bridle, LG. toom progeny, team, bridle, G. zaum a bridle, zeugen to beg...

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Team (2)

Team (?), v. i. To engage in the occupation of driving a team of horses, cattle, or the like, as in conveying or hauling lumber, goods, etc.; to be a teamster.

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Team (3)

Team, v. t. To convey or haul with a team; as, to team lumber. Thoreau.

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Teamed

Teamed (?), a. Yoked in, or as in, a team.Let their teamed fishes softly swim. Spenser.

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Teaming

Team″ing (?), n. 1. The act or occupation of driving a team, or of hauling or carrying, as logs, goods, or the like, with a team.2. (Manuf.) Contract work. Knight.

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Teamster

Team″ster (?), n. One who drives a team.

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Teamwork

Team″work′ (?), n. Work done by a team, as distinguished from that done by personal labor.

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Teamwork (2)

Team″work′ (?), n. Work done by a number of associates, usually each doing a clearly defined portion, but all subordinating personal prominence to the efficiency of the whole; a...

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Teapot

Tea″pot′ (?), n. A vessel with a spout, in which tea is made, and from which it is poured into teacups.

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Teapoy

Tea″poy (?), n. [Hind. tipāi; Hind. tin there + Per. pāe foot.] An ornamental stand, usually with three legs, having caddies for holding tea.