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Definitions of tether
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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.
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A rope or chain by which a beast is confined to certain limits while feeding; anything by which one is restrained.
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A rope or chain for tying: a beast, while feeding, within certain limits.
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A rope for fastening an animal so as to limit its range of feeding.
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A rope or chain for tying a beast in the field.
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To confine by a rope; to restrain within certain limits.
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To confine with a tether.
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To confine with a tether: to restrain within certain limits.
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A rope to fasten an animal.
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To confine with a tether; restrain.
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To confine, as a beast, with a tether.
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restraint consisting of a rope ( or light chain) used to restrain an animal
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tie with a tether; " tether horses"
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To confine, as an animal, by the length of a rope.
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To confine, as an animal, with a long rope or chain, as for feeding within certain limits.
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A rope or chain by which a beast is confined for feeding within certain limits.
Usage examples for tether
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“ Let us tether our horses in the thicket and enter into this little ship." ”
– Stories from Le Morte D'Arthur and the Mabinogion by Beatrice Clay -
“ The horns were the corner posts, and sometimes the worshipper presenting a living creature would tether it with a cord to the altar's horn, so that the gift could be used either for sacrifice or service. ”
– Standards of Life and Service by T. H. Howard -
“ You're getting near the end of your tether ”
– The Obstacle Race by Ethel M. Dell -
“ The neighbors sometimes wondered why she kept that old felt hat hanging there, just as when Stephen was alive among them, but Mother Marshall never said anything about it; she just kept it there, and it comforted her to feel it; one of those little homely, tangible things that our poor souls have to tether to sometimes when we lose the vision and get faint- hearted. ”
– The Witness by Grace Livingston Hill Lutz -
“ Come, let us speed away, Lay our snares, and spread our tether ”
– The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White With a Memoir by Sir Harris Nicolas by Henry Kirke White -
“ Another method largely resorted to is to tether a myna, or other small bird, to a peg driven into the ground, and to stretch before this a net, about three feet broad and six long, kept upright by means of two sticks inserted in the ground. ”
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“ Mr. Maule hated cabs in the morning,- preferring never to move beyond the tether of his short daily constitutional walk. ”
– Phineas Redux by Anthony Trollope -
“ He could not help feeling that the length of his tether had now probably been reached. ”
– By Veldt and Kopje by William Charles Scully -
“ In short, I am at the end of my tether ”
– The Quest of the Sacred Slipper by Sax Rohmer -
“ We had just risen to our feet and were lifting up our saddles to put on our horses' backs, when we saw Dio's animal give a start and almost break its tether directly afterwards mine, which was feeding near, also started back, and I caught a glimpse of the head and neck of a snake. ”
– With Axe and Rifle by W.H.G. Kingston -
“ He was handed the letter, which contained the following words: I am at the end of my tether ”
– The Confessions of Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc -
“ He had reached the end of his tether must get to water soon or give up the fight. ”
– Brand Blotters by William MacLeod Raine -
“ I'm about at the end of my tether ”
– Sweethearts at Home by S. R. Crockett -
“ He made the other end of the short tether fast about his own body, said " Ready?" ”
– The Bells of San Juan by Jackson Gregory -
“ His idea was to fall in with the German belief that the Dunraven had reached the end of her tether ”
– The Victory At Sea by William Sowden Sims Burton J. Hendrick -
“ Mr. Evringham had not spent weeks in selecting and testing a horse for his granddaughter without choosing one whose nervous system would be proof against sudden assaults of affection; but this onslaught was so energetic that the pony tossed his head and backed to the end of his tether ”
– Jewel A Chapter In Her Life by Clara Louise Burnham -
“ You needn't be afraid of putting us to any embarrassment so long as your expenses don't exceed their present rate; and you can buy all you want in Paris without stretching your tether a particle. ”
– Notes of a Son and Brother by Henry James -
“ Teachers of physical training and others are doing much to organize this sort of exercise, including tramping clubs and teams for cross- country runs, and the encouragement of Tether Ball and other games suited to limited conditions. ”
– Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Jessie H. Bancroft -
“ But ends thy tether ”
– Poems by Victor Hugo -
“ 1. First think, then, of that wild beast which we tether to our doors by our wrong- doing. ”
– Expositions of Holy Scripture Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers by Alexander Maclaren