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lasso ((n.))†
[< Am. E < Sp. lazo noose]
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a long rope, of ten, in earlier days, of braided rawhide or horsehair, having a running noose at one end, used for roping cattle, horses, etc.
See: lariat(def. 1)
Quotations
1856
"If you had travelled farther south, friend," replied Mr. Grant, "you would have seen the Spaniards of Mexico break in their wild horses in a very different way; for after catching one with a lasso, a fellow gets on his back and gives it the rein and the whip--ay, and the spur too; and before that race is over, there is no need for a curb."
1927
Men were at once told off into squads, some to collect the arms from the outlying traders . . . so that if the Indians pulled down parts of the stockade by lasso, as bravado prompted, there would still be a line of protection.
1965
The pilot of the plane lassoed a yearling caribou with a mooring rope as the herd rushed past him at a distance of about five yards.