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'tecs

'tecs is the plural of 'tec.

Meaning of 'tec

Noun

'tec (plural 'tecs)

  1. (slang) A detective.
    • "In the morning the blessed 'tecs will be out in all the stations, no doubt. And if they once got hold of her, for one reason or another she would be lost to him indeed."1907, Joseph Conrad, The Secret Agent

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Questions about 'tecs

What is 'tecs the plural of?
'tecs is the plural of 'tec.

Words near 'tecs in the dictionary

  1. 'taties
  2. 'tato
  3. 'tatoe
  4. 'tatoes
  5. 'tec
  6. 'tecs
  7. 'ten-shun
  8. 'tend
  9. 'tend to one's knitting
  10. 'tended
  11. 'tended to one's knitting

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