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.
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Even like a fawning greyhound in the leash. --Shak.
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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.
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[I] kept my chamber a leash of days. --B. Jonson.
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Then were I wealthier than a leash of kings.
--Tennyson.
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3. (Weaving) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp
threads, in a loom.
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To keep (a person) on a short leash to maintain close
control over the activities of (a person).
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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123 Moby Thesaurus words for "leash":
Oregon boat, 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, peg down, picket, pillory,
pin down, pinion, put in irons, reins, restrain, restraint,
restraints, rope, secure, set of three, shackle, shamrock, splice,
stocks, straightjacket, strait-waistcoat, straitjacket,
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
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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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)
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