Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tye \Tye\, n.
   1. A knot; a tie. [R.] See {Tie}.

   2. (Naut.) 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.

   3. (Mining) A trough for washing ores. --Knight.

Tye \Tye\, v. t.
   See {Tie}, the proper orthography.