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leash
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[liːʃ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a dog's lead
- a group of three animals such as hounds, hawks, or foxes
(e.g: I saw a leash of foxes killed without a run)
Phrases:
- strain at the leash
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old French lesse, laisse, from laissier in the specific sense ‘let run on a slack lead’ (see lease)
[liːʃ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- put a leash on (a dog)
(e.g: he called Azor to heel so that he could leash him)
Phrases:
- strain at the leash
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old French lesse, laisse, from laissier in the specific sense ‘let run on a slack lead’ (see lease)
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