tether
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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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Tether
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| derived from or guided by experience or experiment. |
| to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate. |
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
He's attached to the craft by both umbilical and tether lines.
Knowing how far the tether of your expertise extends is part of being a responsible scientist.
At the end of your tether or not, such comments are wrong.
Ranged about the stage alone or in small groups, they seem to tether that open space as if it were the billowing folds of a tent.
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