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lead·ing strings (lēd′iŋ)

  1. strings or straps formerly used to guide and support a young child learning to walk
  2. a condition of childlike dependence or restricting guidance: usually in phr. in leading strings (to)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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