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  1. 1. n. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To confine, as an animal, with a long rope or chain, as for feeding within certain limits. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. tie with a tether Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 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. 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. Source: webster
  6. 6. A long rope or chain by which an animal is fastened, as to astake, so that it can range or feed only within certain limits. Source: adambom
  7. 7. v:100 v. tie with a tether Source: ecdict

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