tether

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: leashlead

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animalSynonyms: leashlead

Verb (1)

  1. tie with a tether“tether horses”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Tether \Teth"er\ (t[ect][th]"[~e]r), n. [Formerly tedder, OE. tedir; akin to LG. tider, tier, Icel. tj[=o][eth]r, Sw. tj[=u]der, Dan. t["o]ir. [root]64.] A long rope or chain by which an animal is fastened, as to a stake, so that it can range or feed only within certain limits. [1913 Webster]
Tether \Teth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tethered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tethering.] To confine, as an animal, with a long rope or chain, as for feeding within certain limits. [1913 Webster]

And by a slender cord was tethered to a stone. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]

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