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teet

teet is the alternative spelling of teat.

Meaning of teat

Noun

teat (plural teats)

  1. The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted.
    • Milk formed their chief diet, and this they were supposed to imbibe from the witch herself, from a third "teat" which had been made beneath the arm by a nip from the Devil's pincers.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 107
  2. Something resembling a teat, such as a small protuberance or nozzle.
  3. An artificial nipple used for bottle-feeding infants.

See all 4 meanings of teat

Adjective

teet (comparative more teet, superlative most teet)

  1. (Orcadian Scots) Fast, swift, nimble.

Forms of teet

Noun
pluralteets
Adjective
comparativemore teet
superlativemost teet

Questions about teet

What does teet mean?
Teet means fast, swift, nimble.
What is teet the alternative spelling of?
Teet is the alternative spelling of teat.
What part of speech is teet?
Teet is an adjective.

Words near teet in the dictionary

  1. Teessiders
  2. teest
  3. teests
  4. Teeswater
  5. Teeswaters
  6. teet
  7. teetan
  8. teetans
  9. teetee
  10. teeteed
  11. teeteeing

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