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Webster 1913 Edition
Lariat
Lar′i-at
(lăr′ĭ-ăt)
, Noun.
A long, slender rope made of hemp or strips of hide, esp. one with a noose; – used as a lasso for catching cattle, horses, etc., and for picketing a horse so that he can graze without wandering.
[Mexico & Western U.S.]
Lar′i-at
(lăr′ĭ-ăt)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Lariated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Lariating
.] To secure with a lariat fastened to a stake, as a horse or mule for grazing; also, to lasso or catch with a lariat.
[Western U.S.]