"Bakie, the stake to which an ox or cow is bound to the stall."—Jamieson.
Better hands loose than in an ill tethering.
Better happy at court than in gude service.
Better haud at the brim than at the bottom.
Better haud by a hair than draw by a tether.
Better haud out than put out.
"Prevention is better than cure."—English.
Better haud wi' the hounds than rin wi' the hare.
The policy of the Vicar of Bray. It is better to side with the strongest or winning party.