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Webster 1913 Edition
Tether
Teth′er
(têth′ẽr)
, Noun.
[Formerly
tedder
, OE. tedir
; akin to LG. tider
, tier
, Icel. tjōðr
, Sw. tjūder
, Dan. töir
. √64.] A long rope or chain by which an animal is fastened, as to a stake, so that it can range or feed only within certain limits.
Teth′er
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tethered
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tethering
.] To confine, as an animal, with a long rope or chain, as for feeding within certain limits.
And by a slender cord was
tethered
to a stone. Wordsworth.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tether
TETH'ER
,Noun.
TETH'ER
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
tether
tether
English
Alternative forms
- tedder (dialectal)
Noun
tether (plural tethers)
- a rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
- (by extension) the limit of one's abilities, resources etc.
- (dialect) The cardinal number three in an old counting system used in Teesdale and Swaledale. (Variant of tethera)
Synonyms
- hobble (strap)
Translations
a rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
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the limit of one's abilities, resources etc
Derived terms
- at the end of one’s tether
- tetherless
- tetherless computing
Verb
tether (third-person singular simple present tethers, present participle tethering, simple past and past participle tethered)
- to restrict something with a tether
- (Internet) to connect a personal computer and a smartphone in order to get wireless Internet access for the computer
Translations
to restrict something with a tether
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to connect a PC and a smartphone
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