Leash

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To tie together, or hold, with a leash.

II. Leash ·noun A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom.

III. Leash ·noun A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog.

IV. Leash ·noun A brace and a half; a tierce; three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general.