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tether |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tether \Teth"er\, n. [Formerly tedder, OE tedir; akin to LG tider, tier, Icel. tj[=o]?r, 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. And by a slender cord was tethered to a stone. --Wordsworth. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tether n : a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal [syn: {leash}, {lead}] v : tie with a tether; "tether horses"
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