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Leash \Leash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Leashing.]

To tie together, or hold, with a leash. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Leash \Leash\ (l[=e]sh), 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 person may hold or restrain an animal, such as a falconer holding his hawk, or a courser his dog. For dogs and cats, the leash is commonly attached to a collar around the neck of the animal. [1913 Webster]

Even like a fawning greyhound in the leash. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

[I] kept my chamber a leash of days. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

Then were I wealthier than a leash of kings. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

3. (Weaving) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom. [1913 Webster]

To keep (a person) on a short leash to maintain close control over the activities of (a person). [PJC]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

leash

noun

1: restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal [syn: tether, lead]
2: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace]
3: a figurative restraint; "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash" [syn: collar] v : fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely" [syn: rope]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Leash \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Leash \Leash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Leashing.]

To tie together, or hold, with a leash.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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