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lariat [< Am. E < Sp. la riata, reata rope, tether] 
1 † n. originally, a long halter or tether of braided rawhide or horsehair; now, usually, a lasso.
lariat [< Am. E < Sp. la riata, reata rope, tether]
1 † n. originally, a long halter or tether of braided rawhide or horsehair; now, usually, a lasso.