About The Word Leash

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Leash

Leash Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Leash?
[n] restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
[n] the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [v] fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely" Synonyms | Synonyms for Leash: 3 | deuce-ace | III | lead | rope | tercet | ternary | ternion | terzetto | tether | three | threesome | tierce | trey | triad | trine | trinity | trio | triplet | troika Related Terms | Find terms related to Leash: anchor | band | bandage | belt | bend | bilbo | bind | bind up | bond | bonds | brace | bridle | bundle | camisole | chain | chains | cinch | clover | collar | cuffs | deuce-ace | do up | enchain | entrammel | fasten | fetter | gag | gird | girdle | girt | girth | gyve | gyves | halter | hamper | handcuff | handcuffs | hobble | hobbles | hog-tie | hopple | hopples | irons | lace | lash | leading strings | make fast | manacle | moor | muzzle | Oregon boat | peg down | picket | pillory | pin down | pinion | put in irons | reins | restrain | restraint | restraints | rope | secure | set of three | shackle | shamrock | splice | stocks | straightjacket | straitjacket | strait-waistcoat | stranglehold | strap | swaddle | swathe | tercet | ternary | ternion | terzetto | tether | three | threesome | tie | tie down | tie up | tierce | trammel | trammels | trefoil | trey | triad | trialogue | triangle | tricorn | trident | triennium | trihedron | trilogy | trimester | trine | trinity | trinomial | trio | triphthong | triple crown | triple threat | triplet | triplopy | tripod | triptych | trireme | triseme | triskelion | trisul | triumvirate | triunity | trivet | troika | truss | wire | wrap | wrap up | yoke See Also | bind | constraint | digit | figure | restraint | rope in | tie Leash In Webster's Dictionary \Leash\, n. [OE. lese, lees, leece, OF. lesse, F. laisse,
LL. laxa, fr. L. laxus loose. See {Lax}.]
1. A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer
holds his hawk, or a courser his dog.
Even like a fawning greyhound in the leash. --Shak.
2. (Sporting) 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.
[I] kept my chamber a leash of days. --B. Jonson.
Then were I wealthier than a leash of kings.
--Tennyson.
3. (Weaving) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp
threads, in a loom.
\Leash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leashing}.] To tie together, or hold, with a leash. |
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