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

In mari viæ tuæ et semitæ tuæ in aquis multis et vestigia tua non cognoscentur thu gelaeddes swe swe scep folc thin in honda mosi ond aaron 21.

From Anglo-Saxon Literature by Earle, John

I once used a linen rope with weighted honda that was soft and threw well.

From Camp and Trail by White, Stewart Edward

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

I prefer the Mexican grass rope with a brass honda to the rawhide riata, because I am used to it.

From Camp and Trail by White, Stewart Edward