Leash
Leash (lēsh) , noun
[Old English lese, lees, leece, Old French lesse, French laisse, Late Latin laxa, from Latin laxus loose. See Lax.]
1.
A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a person may hold or restrain an animal, such as a falconer holding his hawk, or a courser his dog. For dogs and cats, the leash is commonly attached to a collar around the neck of the animal.
Even like a fawning greyhound in the leash.
2.
(Sporting) A brace and a half; a tierce; three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general.
[I] kept my chamber a leash of days.
Then were I wealthier than a leash of kings.
3.
(Weaving) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom.
Collocations (1)
To keep (a person) on a short leash , to maintain close control over the activities of (a person).
Leash , transitive verb
To tie together, or hold, with a leash.