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tied (root: tie)
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tied, adj. Brit.
1 (of a house) occupied subject to the tenant's working for its owner.
2 (of a public house etc.) bound to supply the products of a particular brewery only.
1 (of a house) occupied subject to the tenant's working for its owner.
2 (of a public house etc.) bound to supply the products of a particular brewery only.
THESAURUS
tied
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