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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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†TEE, n.² Appar. some part of a horse's bridle, ? a curb- or snaffle-rein. Arch. Jam.⁵ definition “iron holdfasts, in shape like the letter T, suspended from a horse's collar for attachment to the shafts of a vehicle, or for connecting the bit and the bridle,” is not otherwise attested and is prob. an inference from the supposed etymology.Edb. 1774 Fergusson Poems (S.T.S.) II. 94:
With hair pouther'd, hatt, and a feather, And husing at courpon and tee.