leash

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He's doing a lot better but walking on the leash is a big part of discipline, so I'm not running so much now.

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  1. noun A chain, rope, or strap attached to the collar or harness of an animal, especially a dog, and used to lead it or hold it in check.
  2. noun Control or restraint: emotions kept in leash.
  3. noun A set of three animals, such as hounds.
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  • And the dolly on the leash is a recidivist whacko, a few stripes blacker than poor Aiken, no doubt. —  The Many-Coloured Land -- Julian May
  • Tension thrummed through him; he was a powerful, lethal animal, leashed but knowing the leash was about to be released. —  This is a work of fiction
  • A leash is the string that attaches the board to the surfer's ankle and prevents it from being dragged away by the waves and the tide. —  BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
  • This happens because when a dog tries to tug while he is attached to a leash, the force is sent to his neck where the collar is attached. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • He's doing a lot better but walking on the leash is a big part of discipline, so I'm not running so much now. —  This Is This
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tether ·  thong ·  bracelet ·  rein ·  shackle ·  strap ·  cord ·  handcuff ·  cuff ·  harness ·  manacle ·  halter

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leash:   leashes
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English lees, lesh, from Old French laisse, from laissier, to let go; see lease.

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  1. from Middle English leesshe, leysche, lesshe; a variant of more orig. lease (early modern English and still in use in sense 3), from Middle English lees, leese, leece, lese, from Old French lesse, French laisse = Italian lascio, from Middle Latin laxa, thong, a loose cord, from Latin laxa, feminine of laxus, loose: see lax.
  2. from leash, n.
 

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