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lariat definition

☆ lari·at (lar′ē ət)

noun

  1. a rope used for tethering grazing horses, etc.
  2. lasso

Etymology: Sp la reata < la, the + reata, a rope < reatar, to tie (horses) in single file, orig., retie < re-, re- + atar, to tie < L aptare < aptus: see apt

transitive verb

to tie or catch with a lariat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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