leash
noun/liʃ/
Frequency rank: #7,937 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A strap or cord used to restrain or control an animal, especially a dog.
Example sentence
She took her dog for a walk and kept it on the leash the whole time.
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