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Dictionary: lar·i·at   (lăr'ē-ət) pronunciation

n.
  1. See lasso.
  2. A rope for picketing grazing horses or mules.

[Spanish la reata : la, the (from Latin illa) + 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).]


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(LAIR-ee-uht)

noun
A long, light rope with a running noose, used to catch cattle, horses, etc. Also known as a lasso.

Etymology
From Spanish la reata (the rope), from reatar (to tie again), from re- (again) + atar (tie), from Latin aptare (join, fit), from aptus (apt, fit)

Usage
"[Will] Rogers, often referred to as the nation's "poet lariat", was about a lot more than rope tricks." — Kerry Clawson; Roped Into Revue on Poet Lariat; Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio); Jun 30, 2002.


Stiff manila, cotton or rawhide rope suitable for making a noose at the end. Called also lariat. The loop is thrown around the animal's neck or one or more legs while working the cattle on the range or in stockyards. Usually used from horseback and exerting a strong pull by locking the rope around the horn on the pommel of the saddle, or by using a harness when working in yards. A quick-release honda used to make the loop is an advantage when loosing a wild animal.
The lasso is used while on foot by a horsebreaker wanting to reach the first hands-on step in the breaking-in process.

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IN BRIEF: A rope with a noose to catch livestock.

pronunciation A lariat was used to capture the wild horse so it could be treated by the veterinarian.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lasso, tøjr

Nederlands (Dutch)
lasso, lijn om (paard) vast te zetten

Français (French)
n. - lasso, longe

Deutsch (German)
n. - Lasso

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λάσο

Italiano (Italian)
lasso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - laço (m) (para laçar animais)

Русский (Russian)
аркан, заарканивать

Español (Spanish)
n. - lazo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tjuder, lasso

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
套索

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 套索

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 올가미 밧줄

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 輪縄, つなぎ縄, 投げなわ
v. - 輪縄で捕える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الوهق حبل في طرفه انشوطه لصيد الحيوان, الطول حبل تشد به الماشيه لكي لا تبرح نطاق معينا وهي ترعى العشب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פלצור, חבל לקשירת בהמה‬


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