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Webster 1913 Edition
Leash
Leash
(lè„sh)
, Noun.
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
. Shakespeare
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. B. Jonson.
Then were I wealthier than a
leash
of kings. Tennyson.
3.
(Weaving)
A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom.
Leash
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Leashed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Leashing
.] To tie together, or hold, with a leash.
Webster 1828 Edition
Leash
LEASH
,Noun.
1.
A thong of leather, or long line by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog.2.
Among sportsmen, a brace and a half; tierce; three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks and hares.3.
A band wherewith to tie any thing.LEASH
,Verb.
T.