Leash (?), n. [OE. lese, lees, leece, OF. lesse, F. laisse, LL. laxa, fr. L. laxus loose. See Lax.] 1. A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog.
Even like a fawning greyhound in the leash. Shak.
2. (Sporting) A brace and a half; a tierce; three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general.
kept my chamber a leash of days. B. Jonson.
Then were I wealthier than a leash of kings. Tennyson.
3. (Weaving) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom.