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From Middle English leesshe, leysche, lesshe, a variant of more original lease < Middle English lees, leese, leece, lese, from Old French lesse (modern French laisse), from Latin laxa (“‘thong, a loose cord’”), feminine form of laxus (“‘loose’”); cf lax.

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• (UK, US) IPA: /liːʃ/

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• Rhymes: -iːʃ

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1. (US) A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.
2. A brace and a half; a tierce.
3. A set of three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general.
4. A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom.
5. (surfing) A leg rope.

   1980: Probably the idea was around before that, but the first photo of the leash in action was published that year — As Years Roll By (1970's Retrospective), Drew Kampion, Surfing magazine, February 1980, page 43. Quoted at surfresearch.com.au glossary[1].

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1. To fasten or secure with a leash.
2. (figuratively) to curb, restrain
   • 1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress:

     Man is brow-beaten, leashed, muzzled, masked, and lashed by boards and councils, by leagues and societies, by church and state.

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• unleash v

ReferencesModificar

• Leash in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• Patrono:R:OED Online

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• hales
• halse
• heals
• Sahel
• Selah
• shale

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