Definitions
A rope, chain, or line used to hold something in place.
Word origin
From Middle English tether, teder, from Old English *tēoder and/or Old Norse tjóðr ( > Danish tøjr, Swedish tjuder); both from Proto-Germanic *teudrą (“rope; cord; shaft”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dewtro-, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to tie”), or from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull”). Cognate with North German Tüder (“tether for binding the cattle”), Swedish tjuder (“tether for binding cattle”).
Used in a sentence
“We suffer the weather / We bind and we tether / This nation together”
“Since his hours have increased, I feel that he is at the end of his tether.”
“Despite moving, he maintained a strong tether to his culture back home.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Tie-down line”6 letters
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