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lasso

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) lasso (verb)
  2. 2) lasso (noun)
  3. lasso cell (noun)

1las·so

verb \ˈla-(ˌ)sō, la-ˈsü\

Definition of LASSO

transitive verb
: to capture with or as if with a lasso : rope
— las·so·er noun
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Examples of LASSO

  1. The cowboy lassoed the horse.

First Known Use of LASSO

1807

Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut

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