Definition of Tie-on

1. Adjective. Fastened by tying on. "Tie-on labels"

Similar to: Attachable

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tie-on

tidy tips
tidy up
tidy whities
tidying
tidyings
tidytips
tie
tie-break
tie-dye
tie-dyed
tie-dyeing
tie-dyes
tie-dying
tie-in
tie-ins
tie-on (current term)
tie-over dressing
tie-up
tie back
tie beam
tie clip
tie down
tie dye
tie in
tie ins
tie one on
tie rack
tie receptor tyrosine kinase
tie rod
tie someone's hands

Literary usage of Tie-on

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"18); over this tie on the tail, composed of fibres or a topping, <fcc., ... Then having carefully left a bit of the hook for the purpose, tie on the wing, ..."

2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"... the presiding officer at the meetings of the common council, and in the case of a tie on the part of the members of the council he has the casting vote. ..."

3. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1892)
"... and further, the said company agreed to advance to said Thomas eighteen cents per tie on all first-class, and five cents per tie on all second-class, ..."

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