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(lar′ē ət)

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noun

a rope used for tethering grazing horses, etc.
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Origin: 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

See lariat in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

See lasso.
A rope for picketing grazing horses or mules.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish la reata

Origin: : la, the (from Latin illa; see al-¹ in Indo-European roots)

Origin: + 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)