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honda

noun
hon·​da | \ˈhändə\
variants: or less commonly hondo \-​n(ˌ)dō \
plural -s

Definition of honda 

: a metal, knotted, or spliced eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a running noose or lasso

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First Known Use of honda

1887, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for honda

Spanish honda sling, from Latin funda, perhaps from Greek sphendonē

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