Significados de short tethers en inglés

The mules were restless on their short tethers and often Orion had to rise to quiet them.

The farmers stood around in confusion, their tithe to Campbell in purses dangling from their fists or bleating from the ends of short tethers.

The drug clerk had never had such a request, but not wishing to admit to ignorance, finally decided they were out of short tethers.