Riata
//ɹɪˈɑːtə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A lariat or lasso. US, regional
"“You double-crossing devil,” the young man growled. “[…] Hereafter you'll trot ahead of me at the end of a riata, while I keep you on the jump with a four-horse whip. Right now you're scattering my dunnage from hell to breakfast, […]”"
- 2 a long noosed rope used to catch animals wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"“You double-crossing devil,” the young man growled. “[…] Hereafter you'll trot ahead of me at the end of a riata, while I keep you on the jump with a four-horse whip. Right now you're scattering my dunnage from hell to breakfast, […]”"
Etymology
From Spanish reata, from reatar (“to retie”). Compare lariat.
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