Reata

//ɹiˈɑːtə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lariat or lasso. Texas

    "The riders overtook them laughing and circled the cart at a full gallop until one of them took down his reata and dropped a loop over the mule’s head and brought it to a halt."

  2. 2
    a long noosed rope used to catch animals wordnet

Synonyms

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lariatlassolassoriata

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"The riders overtook them laughing and circled the cart at a full gallop until one of them took down his reata and dropped a loop over the mule’s head and brought it to a halt."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish reata.

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