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rodeo definition

☆ ro·deo (rō′dē ō′; also, esp.for 1 rō dā′ō)

noun pl. rodeos -·deos′

  1. Now Rare a roundup of cattle
  2. a public exhibition of the skills of cowboys, typically involving competition in broncobusting, lassoing, etc.

Etymology: Sp, a going around, cattle ring < rodear, to surround < L rotare: see rotate

intransitive verb rodeoed ro′·deoed′, rodeoing ro′·deo′·ing

to take part in a rodeo

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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