Definitions of tether
-
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.
-
A
rope
or
chain
by
which
a
beast
is
confined
to
certain
limits
while
feeding;
anything
by
which
one
is
restrained.
-
A
rope
or
chain
for
tying:
a
beast,
while
feeding,
within
certain
limits.
-
A
rope
for
fastening
an
animal
so
as
to
limit
its
range
of
feeding.
-
A
rope
or
chain
for
tying
a
beast
in
the
field.
-
To
confine
by
a
rope;
to
restrain
within
certain
limits.
-
To
confine
with
a
tether.
-
To
confine
with
a
tether:
to
restrain
within
certain
limits.
-
A
rope
to
fasten
an
animal.
-
To
confine
with
a
tether;
restrain.
-
To
confine,
as
a
beast,
with
a
tether.
-
restraint
consisting
of
a
rope (
or
light
chain)
used
to
restrain
an
animal
-
tie
with
a
tether; "
tether
horses"
-
To
confine,
as
an
animal,
by
the
length
of
a
rope.
-
To
confine,
as
an
animal,
with
a
long
rope
or
chain,
as
for
feeding
within
certain
limits.
-
A
rope
or
chain
by
which
a
beast
is
confined
for
feeding
within
certain
limits.
Usage examples for tether
-
“
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.
”
– by
-
“
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
