honda

American  

[hon-duh] / ˈhɒn də /

noun

1. an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of honda

1885–90, < Spanish: sling < Latin funda, perhaps akin to Greek sphendónē

Example Sentences

In Europe a Financial Times report comparing cars on the basis of pollutants found a quantum leap of cleanliness from the euro high mileage cars to the honda and toyota hybrids.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2010

They tie their own honda, which should be a small fixed loop with space enough for the rope to pass freely.

From Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)

In hunting and in battle, they use both the noose and the honda.

From The People That Time Forgot by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

But our conductor simply threw the stones, whereas the goat-herd uses the aloe-fibre honda, or sling, that one sees hanging by dozens in the Mexican shops.

From Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern by Tylor, Edward Burnett

Those bought at stores have a metal knot or honda through which the slipnoose runs; but cowboys and Boy Scouts do not need this.

From Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)