leam C2+ Topic:Animals US /lim/ UK /liːm/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like ream /l/ vs /r/ Meanings 1 noun a leash for a hound, or to lead a dog by such a leash The huntsman held the eager hound back on its leam. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a leash for a hound, or to... leashleadtetherline Word family Related forms leashlime Etymology AI details From Old English līam, līm ('cord, leash for a hound'), related to līm 'lime, birdlime' and to the verb sense of binding. Ultimately of Germanic origin. līam Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Animals External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # leam **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /lim/ **IPA (UK):** /liːm/ ## Meanings 1. a leash for a hound, or to lead a dog by such a leash ## Examples - The huntsman held the eager hound back on its leam. ## Synonyms - leash - lead - tether - line ## Related Forms - leash - lime ## Roots and Affixes - Root: līam ## Etymology From Old English līam, līm ('cord, leash for a hound'), related to līm 'lime, birdlime' and to the verb sense of binding. Ultimately of Germanic origin. ## AI Etymology Leam comes from Old English līam, līm ('cord, leash for a hound'), related to līm 'lime, birdlime' and to the verb sense of binding. Ultimately of Germanic origin. The etymological trail includes Old English līam. The same word family includes leash, lime. Its current noun use means "a leash for a hound, or to lead a dog by such a leash". ## Topics - Animals markdown