Main Entry: leash

Pronunciation: \ˈlēsh\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English lees, leshe, from Anglo-French *lesche, lesse, probably from lesser to leave, let go

Date: 14th century

1 a : a line for leading or restraining an animal b : something that restrains : the state of being restrained <keeping spending on a tight leash>
2 a : a set of three animals (as greyhounds, foxes, bucks, or hares) b : a set of three

— leash transitive verb