at the end tether
ər noun
1.
2.
the utmost length to which one can go in action; the utmost extent or limit of ability or resources.
verb (used with object)
Idioms 3.
to fasten or confine with or as if with a tether.
4.
at the end of one's tether, at the end of one's resources, patience, or strength.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (noun); compare Old Norse tjōthr, Dutch tuier
1350–1400; Middle English (noun); compare Old Norse tjōthr, Dutch tuier
Related forms
un·teth·ered, adjective
un·teth·er·ing, adjective
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tether (ˈtɛðə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a restricting rope, chain, etc, by which an animal is tied to a particular spot |
| 2. | the range of one's endurance, etc |
| 3. | at the end of one's tether distressed or exasperated to the limit of one's endurance |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) to tie or limit with or as if with a tether |
| [C14: from Old Norse tjothr; related to Middle Dutch tūder tether, Old High German zeotar pole of a wagon] | |
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At the end tether
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
tether
late 14c., "rope for fastening an animal," probably from O.N. tjoðr "tether," from P.Gmc. *teudran (cf. Dan. tøir, Swed. tjuder, O.Fris. tiader, M.Du. tuder, Du. tuier "line, rope," O.H.G. zeotar "pole of a cart"), from PIE base *deu- "to fasten" + instrumentive suffix *-tro-. Figurative sense
of "measure of one's limitations" is attested from 1570s. The verb is first recorded late 15c., from the noun.
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