tether Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
    leash; lead.
  2. verb tie with a tether
    • tether horses

WordNet

Teth"er noun
Etymology
Formerly tedder, OE. tedir; akin to LG. tider, tier, Icel. tjor, Dan. töir. *64.
Definitions
  1. 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.
Teth"er transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Tethered ; present participle & verbal noun Tethering
Definitions
  1. 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. Wordsworth.

Webster 1913