leash
https://gyazo.com/6dbf6951ddfaaac312d1f39cad722508
source: Anime Drag GIF - Anime Drag Leash - Discover & Share GIFs
noun
a strap or cord for restraining and guiding a dog or other animal.
｟主に米｠ (犬などをつなぐ)革ひも, 鎖, リード(｟主に英｠ lead)
Falconry a thong or string attached to the jesses of a hawk, used for tying it to a perch or a creance.
a restraint:
e.g. her bristling temper was kept on a leash
e.g. the state needs to let business off the leash.
verb with object
put a leash on (a dog).
〈犬など〉を革ひも［鎖, リード］でつなぐ
restrain:
…を制御する, 抑制する.
e.g. his violence was barely leashed.
PHRASES
strain at the leash
be eager to begin or do something.
ORIGIN
Middle English: from Old French lesse, laisse, from laissier in the specific sense ‘let run on a slack lead’ (see lease).