Teach"a*ble*ness, n. Willingness to be taught.
Teache (?), n. [Cf. Ir. teaghaim, Gael. teasaich, to heat.] (Sugar
Works) One of the series of boilers in which the cane juice is treated
in making sugar; especially, the last boiler of the series. Ure.
Teach"er (?), n. 1. One who teaches or instructs; one whose business or
occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor.
2. One who instructs others in religion; a preacher; a minister of the
gospel; sometimes, one who preaches without regular ordination.
The teachers in all the churches assembled.
Sir W. Raleigh.
Teach"ing, n. The act or business of instructing; also, that which is
taught; instruction.
Syn. — Education; instruction; breeding. See Education.
Teach"less, a. Not teachable. [R.] Shelley.
Tea"cup` (?), n. A small cup from which to drink tea.
Tea"cup`ful (?), n.; pl. Teacupfuls (&?;). As much as a teacup can
hold; enough to fill a teacup.
{ Tead, Teade } (?), n. [L. taeda, teda.] A torch. [Obs.] "A burning
teade." Spenser.
Tea"gle (?), n. [Cf. Tackle.] A hoisting apparatus; an elevator; a
crane; a lift. [Prov. Eng.]
Teague (?), n. [Cf. W. taeog, taeawg, adj., rustic, rude, n., a vassal,
villain, pleasant, clown, Ir. th&?;atach rural, boorish.] An Irishman;
— a term used in contempt. Johnson.
Teak (?), n. [Malayalm tekku.] (Bot.) A tree of East Indies (Tectona
grandis) which furnishes an extremely strong and durable timber highly
valued for shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the
tree. [Written also teek.]
African teak, a tree (Oldfieldia Africana) of Sierra Leone; also, its
very heavy and durable wood; — called also African oak. — New Zeland
teak, a large tree (Vitex littoralis) of New Zeland; also, its hard,
durable timber.
Tea"ket`tle (?), n. A kettle in which water is boiled for making tea,
coffee, etc.
Teal (?), n. [OE. tele; akin to D. teling a generation, production,
teal, telen to breed, produce, and E. till to cultivate. The English
word probably once meant, a brood or flock. See Till to cultivate.]
(Zoöl.) Any one of several species of small fresh-water ducks of the
genus Anas and the subgenera Querquedula and Nettion. The male is
handsomely colored, and has a bright green or blue speculum on the
wings.
The common European teal (Anas crecca) and the European blue-winged
teal, or garganey (A. querquedula or A. circia), are well-known
species. In America the blue-winged teal (A. discors), the green-winged
teal (A. Carolinensis), and the cinnamon teal (A. cynaoptera) are
common species, valued as game birds. See Garganey.
Goose teal, a goslet. See Goslet. — Teal duck, the common European
teal.
Team (?), n. [OE. tem, team, AS. teám, offspring, progeny, race of
descendants, family; akin to D. toom a bridle, LG. toom progeny, team,
bridle, G. zaum a bridle, zeugen to beget, Icel. taumr to rein, bridle,
Dan. tömme, Sw. töm, and also to E. tow to drag, tug to draw. √64. See
Tug, and cf. Teem to bear.] 1. A group of young animals, especially of
young ducks; a brood; a litter.
A team of ducklings about her.
Holland.