[lar-ee-uh
t] 
| 1. | a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso. |
| 2. | a rope used to picket grazing animals. |
| lar·i·at (lār'ē-ət) n.
[Spanish la reata : la, the (from Latin illa; see al-1 in Indo-European roots) + reatar, to tie again (re-, again from Latin; see re- + atar, to tie from Latin aptāre, to join, from aptus, past participle of apere, to tie).] |
| las·so (lās'ō, lā-sōō') n. pl. las·sos or las·soes A long rope with a running noose at one end, used especially to catch horses and cattle. Also called lariat. tr.v. las·soed, las·so·ing, las·sos or las·soes To catch with or as if with such a long rope. [Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, noose; see lace.] las'so·er n. |
