Category:Tether

Teth"er, n. Etym: [formerly tedder, oe. tedir; akin to lg. tider, Tier, icel. tjo, dan. töir. *64.]

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.

Tether Teth"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tethered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tethering.]

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.