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tether

teth·er [ téər ]


noun  (plural teth·ers)
Definition:
 
rope attached to animal: a rope or chain attached to an animal and attached to something at the other end, restricting the animal's movement



transitive verb  (past and past participle teth·ered, present participle teth·er·ing, 3rd person present singular teth·ers)
Definition:
 
tie animal with tether: to tie something, especially an animal, with a rope or chain in order to restrict its movement

[14th century. < Old Norse tjóðr< Germanic, "fasten"]

at the end of your tether having reached the limit of your patience, strength, or endurance

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