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Definition of Leashed

1. leash [v] - See also: leash

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leashed

Literary usage of Leashed

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

1. Collected Poems by Alfred Noyes (1920)
"Johann lay quivering, in a line Thnt whined like a leashed wolf-pack, leashed by a whisper, sharp as a sword, At the white of their eyes, I give the word, ..."

2. Studies of a Litterateur by George Edward Woodberry (1921)
"... with the leashed wide- winged birds flying over him, the six leashed stags following the chariot captive, the bandits' heads upon its front; or, ..."

3. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1872)
"We may observe, that the hounds here leashed in are three in number, famine, ... If we may trust the quarto edition of Lyly's Midas, leashed, or leas/it, ..."

4. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"We may observe, that the hounds here leashed in are three in number, famine, ... If we may trust the quarto edition of Lyly'i Midas, leashed, or leas/it, ..."

5. Poets of the Younger Generation by William Archer (1902)
"Lashed with terror, leashed with longing, The mighty course is ever run ; Pricked with terror, leashed with longing, Thy rein they love, and thy rebuke they ..."

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