TETHER
\tˈɛðə], \tˈɛðə], \t_ˈɛ_ð_ə]\
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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.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A rope or chain for tying: a beast, while feeding, within certain limits.
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To confine with a tether: to restrain within certain limits.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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