Tees

1. the twentieth letter of the alphabet.
2. a shape like that of a capital T.

   make a T-shaped wound in the rootstock and insert the cut bud

1. the letter T, or a shape like that of a capital T.
2. a T-shirt.

early 17th century: from the pronunciation of T¹.

1. a cleared space on a golf course, from which the ball is struck at the beginning of play for each hole.

   he smashes the ball off the 15th tee

   a tee shot

2. a mark aimed at in bowls, quoits, curling, and other similar games.

1. place the ball on a tee ready to make the first stroke of the round or hole.

   she fished in her pocket for a ball and teed it

mid 17th century (originally Scots, as teaz ): of unknown origin. tee² (sense 2 of the noun) is perhaps the same word as tee¹.