n. [ OE. lese, lees, leece, OF. lesse, F. laisse, LL. laxa, fr. L. laxus loose. See Lax. ]
Even like a fawning greyhound in the leash. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ I ] kept my chamber a leash of days. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
Then were I wealthier than a leash of kings. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
To keep (a person) on a short leash
v. t.
n. (Zool.) The shell of any marine mollusk. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + leash. ] To free from a leash, or as from a leash; to let go; to release;