tethered

verbfasten

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Word Origin & History

late 14c., "rope for fastening an animal," probably from Old Norse tjoðr "tether," from Proto-Germanic *teudran (cf. Danish tøir, Swedish tjuder, Old Frisian tiader, Middle Dutch tuder, Dutch tuier "line, rope," Old High German zeotar "pole of a cart"), from PIE root *deu- "to fasten" + instrumentive suffix *-tro-. Figurative sense of "measure of one's limitations" is attested from 1570s.

Example Sentences for tethered

He dismounted, tethered the horse and stretched his own limbs, weary from riding.

The men will spread their blankets on the piazzas, and the horses will be tethered in the grounds.

General Jackson, tethered to a rusty ring at the back, whinnied a welcome.

To the rear of this vehicle "General Jackson" was tethered by a halter.

Mr. Hammond led her to where George Washington was tethered.

The child was tethered to the chair as usual and talking to the world according to its wont.

Fifanti's mule, I have since reflected, was tethered near the steps.

He sped down the lawn towards the orchard, where his horse was tethered.

He found his own hiding-place a mile away from where he had tethered the animal.

He looked back from where he tethered the mules for the night, but she had not moved.

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