lariat

lar·i·at

L0053000 (lăr′ē-ət)n.1. See lasso.2. A rope for picketing grazing horses or mules.

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[Spanish la reata : la, the (from Latin illa; see al- in Indo-European roots) + reatar, to tie again (re-, again from Latin; see re- + atar, to tie, from Latin aptāre, to join, from aptus, past participle of apere, to tie).]

lariat

(ˈlærɪət) n1. another word for lasso2. a rope for tethering animals[C19: from Spanish la reata the lasso]

lar•i•at

(ˈlær i ət)

n. 1. a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso. 2. a rope used to picket grazing animals. [1825–35; < Sp la reata the riata]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lariat - a long noosed rope used to catch animalsreata, riata, lassorunning noose, slip noose, noose - a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulledrope - a strong line

Translations

lassolaccio