单词 | honda |
释义 | hondan. U.S. regional (western). The eye at the end of a lasso through which the rope passes to form a loop, either formed from the rope itself or consisting of a strip of rawhide or (occasionally) a metal loop or ring spliced into it.In quot. 1919 in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [noun] > lasso lays1726 lash1748 rope1798 lasso1808 lariat1835 slip-noose1837 riata1846 honda1887 loop1907 1887 Scribner's Mag. 2 508/2 The common [cowboy] terms are..hondou (derivation unknown, though probably from the Spanish honda, the eye of a needle), the slip-knot of the lariat. 1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 338/1 Lariat Hondas... Hondas for lariats; firmly pressed rawhide. 1919 H. L. Wilson Ma Pettengill ii. 54 Some way when he had got his rope over a job the hondoo wouldn't seem to render. He couldn't cinch anything. 1942 Pop. Sci. Monthly June 82/2 In finishing the honda,..a second wrapping must be made around the tip to give it balance and retain the oval shape. 1964 F. O'Rourke Mule for Marquesa xi. 177 He tied the lead lines to a slip rope, dropped the loop over a rock, wedged the honda. 2008 R. Ray Grenades, Guitars, Guts & Glory 202 I ran the loose end of the third rope around his neck and pulled it tightly thru the honda. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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