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Definition of 'team'Etymology 1
From (etyl) teme, from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).
Noun
( en-noun)
A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.
* Macaulay
- It happened almost every day that coaches stuck fast, until a team of cattle could be procured from some neighbouring farm to tug them out of the slough.
* 1931 , William Faulkner, Sanctuary , Vintage 1993, p. 111:
- The adjacent alleys were choked with tethered wagons, the teams reversed and nuzzling gnawed corn-ears over the tail-boards.
Any group of people involved in the same activity, especially sports or work.
- We need more volunteers for the netball team .
- The IT manager leads a team of three software developers.
(obsolete) A group of animals moving together, especially young ducks.
* Holland
- a team of ducklings about her
* Dryden
- a long team of snowy swans on high
(UK|legal|obsolete) A royalty or privilege granted by royal charter to a lord of a manor, of having, keeping, and judging in his court, his bondmen, neifes, and villains, and their offspring, or suit, that is, goods and chattels, and appurtenances thereto.
* ALEXANDER M. BURRILL, LAW DICTIONARY & GLOSSARY, vol II, 1871 URL: http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924022836450
- TEAM, Theam, Tem, Them. Sax. [from tyman, to propagate, to teem.] In old English law. Literally, an offspring, race or generation. A royalty or privilege granted by royal charter to a lord of a manor, of having, keeping and judging in his court, his bondmen, neifes and villeins, and their offspring or suit. They who had a jurisdiction of this kind, were said to have a court of Theme... constantly used in the old books in connection with toll, in the expression Toll & Team.
Usage notes
* When referring to the actions of a sports team, British English typically uses the third-person plural form rather than the third-person singular. However, this is not done in other contexts such as in business or politics.
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**: Manchester were unable to bring the strong team they originally intended,
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**: Leeds were champions again.
Descendants
* German: (l)
Verb
( en-verb)
To form a group, as for sports or work.
- They teamed to complete the project.
To convey or haul with a team.
- to team lumber
- (Thoreau)
Derived terms
* double-team
Etymology 2
Verb
(head)
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