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Meanings of short tether in English

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Usage of short tether in English
1
Your mind is on a short tether, turning round and round.
The Guardian
2
You'll want to keep your slaves on a short tether, though, if you go near her.
The White Road
3
He made the other end of the short tether fast about his own body, said "Ready?"
The Bells of San Juan
4
An interne, seeing the possibilities of the subject, told the nurse to go to a drugstore and get either a Squibb or Parke-Davis short tether.
The new yorker
5
The mules were restless on their short tethers and often Orion had to rise to quiet them.
All souls' rising
6
The farmers stood around in confusion, their tithe to Campbell in purses dangling from their fists or bleating from the ends of short tethers.
Heaven and the heather
7
The drug clerk had never had such a request, but not wishing to admit to ignorance, finally decided they were out of short tethers.
The new yorker
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