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   Leash , n. [OE. lese, lees, leece, OF. lesse, F. laisse, LL. laxa, fr. L. laxus loose. See Lax.]
   A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a person may hold or restrain an animal, such as a falconer holding his hawk, or a courser his dog.  For dogs and cats, the leash is commonly attached to a collar around the neck of the animal.
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   Even like a fawning greyhound in the leash.
   Shak.
   
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   (Sporting) 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.
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   [I] kept my chamber a leash of days.
   B. Jonson.
   
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   Then were I wealthier than a leash of kings.
   Tennyson.
   
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   (Weaving) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom.
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   To keep (a person) on a short leash to maintain close control over the activities of (a person).
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   Leash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leashed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Leashing.] To tie together, or hold, with a leash.
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