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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Tether

/(têt͟h"ẽr)/ · Teth·er · IPA /ˈtɛðəɹ/
01 n. 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.
  1. 1.
    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.
02 v. t. To confine, as an animal, with a long rope or chain, as for feeding within certain limits.
imp. & p. p. Tethered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tethering
  1. 1.
    To confine, as an animal, with a long rope or chain, as for feeding within certain limits.
    “And by a slender cord was tethered to a stone.” — Wordsworth.