leash
noun
[ liːʃ ]
• a dog's lead.
Similar:
lead,
rein,
tether,
rope,
cord,
chain,
line,
strap,
restraint,
lyam,
• a group of three animals such as hounds, hawks, or foxes.
• "I saw a leash of foxes killed without a run"
leash
verb
• put a leash on (a dog).
• "he called Azor to heel so that he could leash him"
Similar:
put a leash on,
put a lead on,
fasten,
hitch up,
tether,
tie up,
secure,
bind,
fetter,
confine,
restrain,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French lesse, laisse, from laissier in the specific sense ‘let run on a slack lead’ (see lease).
