About The Word Tether
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Tether
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What's The Definition Of Tether?
[n] restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
[v] tie with a tether; "tether horses" Synonyms | Synonyms for Tether: lead | leash Related Terms | Find terms related to Tether: See Also | attach | constraint | restraint Tether In Webster's Dictionary \Teth"er\, n. [Formerly tedder, OE. tedir; akin to LG.
tider, tier, Icel. tj[=o]?r, Dan. t["o]ir. [root]64.]
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.
\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. And by a slender cord was tethered to a stone. --Wordsworth. |
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