Definition of "tethers" [tethers]

• Plural form of tether. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tether. (verb)

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• "Circus officials, meanwhile, have contended that leg chains and bull hooks -- which they call "tethers" and "guides" -- are standard tools in the industry and far from inhumane when used properly by trained Ringling Bros. employees."
• "Will and wife, Joanna, are at the ends of their tethers as they watch Sydney's health decline."
• "Otherwise the creu tân, the creation fire, will sear away your tethers to reality and—"