leash

LEASH, n. [L. laqueus.]

1. A thong of leather, or long line by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog.

2. Among sportsmen, a brace and a half; tierce; three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks and hares.

3. A band wherewith to tie any thing.

LEASH, v.t. To bind; to hold by a string.