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Tether
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.