Definition of "leading-string" [leading-string]

• Strings with which children were formerly guided while they were learning to walk. (noun)

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• "“Because though old, he is but a child in the leading-string of hope.”"
• "He tied a leading-string around the mascot's neck."
• "Then she rode on and out through the gates, ignoring Aggie's pitiful wail and scorning the leading-string the instructor offered."