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Definition of Leash

1. Noun. Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal.

2. Verb. Fasten with a rope. "Rope the bag securely"

3. Noun. The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one.

4. Noun. A figurative restraint. "He's always gotten a long leash"

Definition of Leash

1. n. A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog.

2. v. t. To tie together, or hold, with a leash.

Definition of Leash

1. Noun. A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog. ¹

2. Noun. A brace and a half; a tierce. ¹

3. Noun. A set of three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general. ¹

4. Noun. A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom. ¹

5. Noun. (surfing) A leg rope. ¹

6. Verb. To fasten or secure with a leash. ¹

7. Verb. (figuratively) to curb, restrain ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Leash

1. to restrain an animal with a line or thong [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leash

lease line leaseability leaseable leaseback leasebacks leased leasee leasees leasehold leaseholder

leaseholders leaseholds leaser leasers leases leash (current term) leash up leashed leashes leashing

leashless leashlike leasing leasings leasow leasowe leasowed leasowes leasowing leasows

Literary usage of Leash

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"MI I:ke a fawning greyhound in the leash, To let him slip at will. ... To leash, r. To unite by a leash. And at his heels Uul'/l in like bounds, ..."

2. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"And falconers hold the ready hawk; And foresters, in Greenwood trim, 40 She could not glide along the air Lead in the leash ;he ..."

3. Pickett and His Men by La Salle Corbell Pickett (1899)
"General Pickett in person made the suggestion to Hood, pointing out the advantages of the movement, and the eagerness of the men in leash to be allowed to ..."

4. The Art and Practice of Hawking by Edward Blair Michell (1900)
"The leash can now be attached to the swivel. And leashes, again, may be of two kinds. The orthodox leash for peregrines and big hawks is a strip of tough ..."

5. The Talisman: A Tale of the Crusaders by Walter Scott (1878)
"By his side stood the seeming Ethiopian slave, holding the noble dog in a leash, such as was used in wood-craft. It was a circumstance which attracted no ..."

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