Tee n. : The mark aimed at in curling and in quoits.

Tee n. : The nodule of earth from which the ball is struck in golf.

Tee n. : A short piece of pipe having a lateral outlet, used to connect a line of pipe with a pipe at a right angle with the line; -- so called because it resembles the letter T in shape.

Example:
How much does Tee work affect real hitting?

Taxonomy
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Defination from the web:
tee is derived from the Scottish Gaelic word tigh meaning house and is related to the 'house' in curling (the coloured circles) ... Nowadays, modern courses have separate, designated tee boxes for each hole. ...