ca·bes·tro
| \ kəˈbe(ˌ)strō; -bre(ˌ)stō, -tə \
plural -s
Definition of cabestro
Southwest
: a rope of hair used especially as a lasso or tether
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The first known use of cabestro was in 1846
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