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tether

1. teth.er \'teth-*r\ n [ME tethir, prob. of Scand origin; akin to ON 
   tjo-thr tether; ak]in to OHG zeotar pole of a wagon 1: something (as a rope 
   or chain) by which an animal is fastened so that it  can range only within 
   a set radius 2: the limit of one's strength or resources : SCOPE {the end 
   of h is ~}
2. tether \-(*-)rin\ vt or teth.er.ing : to fasten or restrain by or as if 
   by a tether