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lariat

lar·i·at [ lárree ət ] (plural lar·i·ats)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. agriculture 
Same as  lasso


2. rope for tethering animal: a tethering rope, especially one used to hold a grazing animal in one place

[Mid-19th century. < Spanish la reata "the rope" < reatar "tie again" < Latin aptare "adjust"]
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