Leash

[liːʃ] or [liʃ]

Definition

(noun.) restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal.

Checker: Lyman--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog.

(n.) A brace and a half; a tierce; three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general.

(n.) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom.

(v. t.) To tie together, or hold, with a leash.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Thong or string (for holding a dog or a hawk).[2]. Three (greyhounds, &c.).

v. a. Tie, tie together.

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Definition

n. a lash or line by which a hawk or hound is held: a brace and a half three.—v.t. to hold by a leash: to bind.

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