leash
/liːʃ/ noun B2- A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.
- A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom.
- A leg rope.
- A kind of metrical construct in Skeltonics.
Plural leashes
From the library
Well, Pompey, you may not be fast, but I expect you will be too fast for a couple of middle-aged London gentlemen, so I will take the liberty of fastening this leather leash to your collar.
The dog sniffed round for an instant, and then with a shrill whine of excitement started off down the street, tugging at his leash in his efforts to go faster.
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