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  Tay

  noun

  a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
• tay
  tay

  noun

  an Irish dialect word for tea

Tay

American  

[tay] / teɪ /

noun

1. a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.

2. Firth of, an estuary of the North Sea, off the coast of central Scotland. 25 miles (40 km) long.

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Tay ¹ British  

/ teɪ /

noun

1. the estuary of the River Tay on the North Sea coast of Scotland. Length: 40 km (25 miles)

2. a river in central Scotland, flowing northeast through Loch Tay, then southeast to the Firth of Tay: the longest river in Scotland; noted for salmon fishing. Length: 193 km (120 miles)

3. a lake in central Scotland, in Stirling council area. Length: 23 km (14 miles)

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tay ² British  

/ teɪ /

noun

1. an Irish dialect word for tea

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It stayed there until around 13:00, before doing a two-hour flight north east to Newport on Tay before turning round and heading back to Glasgow.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

It spent most of its working life based at Dundee Tay Bridge Steam Shed 62B, operating on services in Angus and Fife.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Second-quarter growth likely slowed to 1.6% compared with the same period a year ago from the 2.8% expansion seen in the prior quarter, Maybank economist Erica Tay said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Tay, by the way, was Team Edward, crushing on Pattinson more than Lautner when she experienced the “Twilight” franchise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

We left Edinburgh in a week, passing through Coupar, St. Andrew’s, and along the banks of the Tay, to Perth, where our friend expected us.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

But response came there none from the Frenchman, other than the enigmatic: "Tay, tay, tay, tay, ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, tay, tay, take or leave us, only please believe us, we ain't ever gonna be respectable."

From The Guardian ● Jan. 21, 2011

Have a cup o’ tay an’ a bit o’ bread.You need it, God help us.You look like one left over from the Famine itself.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

He tells me,That’s me mug and don’t be drinkin’ your tay oush of ish.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

Wait till I get you a cup of hot tay.'

From Nevermore by Rolf Bolderwood

Not a budge in the door, not a move inside; so Jane, not to be done out of her tay, lifts the latch,—an’, sure as the sun was shinin’, but the bolt was shot inside.

From Humours of Irish Life by Various

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