Defn: A work thrown up at the end of a bridge nearest the enemy, for covering the communications across a river; a bridgehead.
TETEL
Te*tel", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large African antelope (Alcejaphus tora). It has widely divergent, strongly ringed horns.
TETHER Teth"er, n. Etym: [Formerly tedder, OE. tedir; akin to LG. tider, tier, Icel. tjo, Dan. töir. *64.]
Defn: A long rope or chain by which an animal is fastened, as to a stake, so that it can range or feed only within certain limits.
TETHER
Teth"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tethered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tethering.]
Defn: To confine, as an animal, with a long rope or chain, as for feeding within certain limits. And by a slender cord was tethered to a stone. Wordsworth.
TETHER-BALL
Teth"er-ball`, n.
Defn: A game played with rackets and a ball suspended by a string from an upright pole, the object of each side being to wrap the string around the pole by striking the ball in a direction opposite to the other.
TETHYDAN
Te*thy"dan, n. Etym: [See Tethys.] (Zoöl.)