Tether
Tether (têt"ẽr) , noun
[Formerly tedder, Old English tedir; akin to LG. tider, tier, Icelandic tjōer, Swedish tjūder, Danish toir. r64.]
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 , transitive verb
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.