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Tether

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To confine, as an animal, with a long rope or chain, as for feeding within certain limits.

(2):

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tether'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tether.html. 1828.