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Tether Language: jargon: sailing A short length of line used to raise the tack of a sail. A short length of line connecting a sailorsharness to the boat. Often clipped (with a carabiner-type connector) to jacklines to allow limited mobility. Any short line or cable used to limit a range of travel. v. At the end of my tether": reaching the end of ones endurance. In order to improve the lead of sheets to a sail, or to position it optimally (for example, a very high-cut yankeetopsailjib set flying...