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• n  restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
• v  tie with a tether
  tether horses

• Infinite Jest: David Foster Wallace's marathon send-up of humanism at the end of its tether is worth the effort.
• Two astronauts made the first untethered space walk in 10 years.
• At the end of his tether during a space walk, the astronaut suddenly seems to be in trouble.

• leash
• lead

News & Articles

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• Wallenda To Cross Gorge Near Grand Canyon On Wire
  Daredevil Walking Without Tether Or Net
  June 21, 2013 - KTTS 94.7
• Daredevil Nik Wallenda set to attempt tightrope walk across gorge near Grand Canyon
  Nik Wallenda will attempt to walk on a tightrope across the Little Colorado River Gorge near the Grand Canyon -- without a tether or net -- on Sunday. SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — It's an ambitious feat even for a man who was born into a family of daredevils.
  June 21, 2013 - KSPR Springfield
• Nik Wallenda heads outside Grand Canyon to attempt crossing deep gorge
  Acrobat Nik Wallenda's next tightrope feat comes a year after successfully walking across Niagara Falls with tether
  June 21, 2013 - CBS News

Quotes

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• Kevin Pietersen in Sportinglife.com
  Pietersen said: "It's been a heck of a tough time and I'm at the end of my tether now."
• Thomas Jane in NBC 11.com
  This film questions a lot of things -- the messages are subtle, but they're in there. It's a really question of personal morality -- what's right for society and what's right for yourself,Jane explained. "It examines how thin the tether...
• Steve Bruce in AFP
  WIGAN, England (AFP) — Wigan manager Steve Bruce said Thursday he was at the "end of my tether" with Amr Zaki after the on-loan Egypt forward failed to return on time from international duty for the fourth time this season.