lariat
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
a rope used to picket grazing animals.
Origin of lariat
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How to use lariat in a sentence
At last one of the men mounted his horse, and set out with his lariat to lasso the refractory beast in true cow-boy style.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. ThompsonPassing from the stern to the bow, he knelt down and dipped one hand in the water, ready to clutch the end of the lariat.
Overland | John William De ForestFor a time he stared more at the mangled lariat than at the amazing scenery through which he was gliding.
Overland | John William De ForestThurstane took the lariat, inspected the breakage carefully, and scowled with helpless rage.
Overland | John William De ForestLittle Raven had kept tight hold of the lariat, however, and as the pony struggled to its feet he sprang upon its back.
Three Sioux Scouts | Elmer Russell Gregor
British Dictionary definitions for lariat
/ (ˈlærɪət) /
Origin of lariat
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