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Variant of lasso

lasso definition

☆ lasso (las′ō, -o̵̅o̅; for v., also la sō′, -so̵̅o̅′)

noun pl. lassos -·sos or lassoes -·soes

a long rope or leather thong with a sliding noose at one end, used to catch cattle or wild horses

Etymology: Sp lazo < L laqueus, noose, snare: see lace

transitive verb lassoed -·soed, lassoing -·so·ing

to catch with or as with a lasso

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