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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
tether \teth"er\ tectth"~er, n. formerly tedder, oe.
tedir; akin to lg. tider, tier, icel. tj=oethr, sw.
tj=uder, dan. t"oir. root64.
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
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
see also:
tethered tethering
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
tether
n : restraint consisting of a rope or light chain used to
restrain an animal syn: leash, lead
v : tie with a tether; "tether horses"
see also:
leash lead
- [4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
74 moby thesaurus words for "tether":
oregon boat, anchor, batten, batten down, belay, bilbo, bind, bond,
bonds, bridle, camisole, chain, chains, collar, cord, cuffs,
enchain, entrammel, fasten, fasten down, fetter, gag, gyve, gyves,
halter, hamper, handcuff, handcuffs, harness, hitch up, hobble,
hobbles, hog-tie, hook up, hopple, hopples, irons, lash, lead,
leading strings, leash, make fast, make secure, make sure, manacle,
moor, muzzle, peg down, picket, pillory, pin down, pinion,
put in irons, reins, restrain, restraint, restraints, rope, saddle,
secure, shackle, stake, stocks, straightjacket, strait-waistcoat,
straitjacket, stranglehold, strap, tie, tie down, tie up, trammel,
trammels, yoke
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