latigo

[ lat-i-goh ]

noun

, plural lat·i·gos, lat·i·goes.

1. a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of latigo¹

1870–75, Americanism; < Spanish látigo whip, cinch strap, perhaps < Gothic *laittug; compare Old English lāttēh leading rein, equivalent to lād- lead ¹ + tēh, tēah tie

Example Sentences

A mudslide Wednesday morning closed a stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, from Corral Canyon and Latigo Canyon roads.

From Los Angeles Times

Made Solid’s colorful assortment of antique African trade beads, sewn onto a cognac latigo leather strap, is just the thing for the person with everything.

From Los Angeles Times

“During Earth Day, the president said we have got to get off oil, and at the same time he’s begging us for two million additional barrels to send to Europe,” said Kirk Edwards, chief executive of Latigo Petroleum, a West Texas producer.

From New York Times

“Everyone is very wary since it was just 15 or 16 months ago we had negative-$30-a-barrel oil prices,” said Kirk Edwards, president of Latigo Petroleum, which has interests in 2,000 oil and natural gas wells in Texas and Oklahoma.

From New York Times

Tucked among the rolling hills of Santa Ynez Valley, the horse ranch known as Rancho Latigo includes a 14,000-square-foot mansion, three-bedroom guesthouse, 10,000-square-foot barn, 11-stall stable and a series of pastures and riding arenas.

From Los Angeles Times