choke chain
noun
a chain around a dog’s neck that becomes tighter as the dog pulls away
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noun
a collar around a dog’s neck that you can fasten to a lead (=a long piece of rope, leather etc)
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a long narrow piece of leather, chain etc that you fasten to the collar around a dog’s neck in order to control the dog. The usual American word is leash
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something that you put around the nose and mouth of a dog to prevent it from biting people
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