Tether
Pronunciation : Teth"er
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Formerly tedder, OE. tedir; akin to LG. tider, tier, Icel. tjo, Dan. t?ir. *64.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Teth"er
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Tethered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tethering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913