DCHP-2

lariat [< Am. E < Sp. la riata, reata rope, tether] DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 † n.

  originally, a long halter or tether of braided rawhide or horsehair; now, usually, a lasso.

  See also: lasso ((n.))  

• 2 n. — Obs.

  any long rope.