lariat
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.lar·i·at
noun \ˈler-ē-ət\Definition of LARIAT
: a long light rope (as of hemp or leather) used with a running noose to catch livestock or with or without the noose to tether grazing animals : lasso
See Examples of LARIAT
- <the cowboy could throw a lariat around a running steer's head from 20 yards away>
Origin of LARIAT
American Spanish la reata the lasso, from Spanish la the + American Spanish reata lasso, from Spanish reatar to tie again, from re- + atar to tie, from Latin aptare to fit — more at adapt
First Known Use: 1832
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