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Meaning of lariat in English
Pronunciation
/ˈlɛriət/
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Noun
lariat
Etymology
mid 19th century: from Spanish la reata from la‘the’ and reatar‘tie again’ (based on Latin aptare‘adjust’, from aptus‘apt, fitting’)
Definitions
1.
a long noosed rope used to catch animals