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n. Plural form of tether.

v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tether.

"Circus officials, meanwhile, have contended that leg chains and bull hooks -- which they call "tethers" and "guides" -- are standard tools in the industry and far from inhumane when used properly by trained Ringling Bros. employees."

tethered    tethering    tethers   

restraint    constraint    attach   

at the end of one' s tether    to the length of one' s tether   

tethered    tethering    tetherless    at the end of one’s tether    tetherless computing   

fasten    tie    bush    picket    stake    fastening   

Heather    altogether    feather    get-together    heather    leather    nether    together    weather    whether   

leash    lariat    manacle    lasso    fasten    thong