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tether

tet·her

UK/ˈtɛðə/ US/ˈtɛðəɹ/ uncommon
verb (1) noun (1)

verb

1.

tie with a tether

  • “tether horses”

noun

1.

restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

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Origin

From Middle English tether, teder, from Old English *tēoder and/or Old Norse tjóðr ( > Danish tøjr, Swedish tjuder); both from Proto-Germanic *teudrą (“rope; cord; shaft”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dewtro-, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to tie”), or from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull”). Cognate with North German Tüder (“tether for binding the cattle”), Swedish tjuder (“tether for binding cattle”).

Phrases

  • at the end of one’s tether

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