Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LEASH, n. [Fr. laisse, lesse; D. letse. Qu. It. laccio, L. laqueus.]

1. A thong of leather, or long line by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog. – Shak.
2. Among sportsmen, a brace and a half; tierce; three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks and hares. – Shak. Dennis.
3. A band wherewith to tie any thing. – Boyle.