pigging string

noun

1. (in rodeo calf roping) a short length of rope used to bind a calf's legs after it is lassoed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pigging string¹

1925–30, Americanism; apparently pig ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

On horseback, the roper must run down and lasso the charging calf�then leap from his horse, wrestle the infuriated animal onto its side, loop three of its legs together with a "pigging string" and finish off his handiwork with a nonslip "hooey" knot.

From Time Magazine Archive

The roper races against time: on horseback, he must run down and lasso a charging calf, jump off his horse, wrestle the calf on its side, loop three of its legs with a "pigging string," and finish off his handiwork with a nonslip "hooey" hitch.

From Time Magazine Archive