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lar⋅i⋅at

  [lar-ee-uht]
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–noun
1. a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
2. a rope used to picket grazing animals.
Origin:
1825–35; < Sp la reata the riata
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lar·i·at   (lār'ē-ət)   
n.  
  1. See lasso.
  2. A rope for picketing grazing horses or mules.

[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.
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Lariat

Lar"i*at\, n. [Sp. la reata the rope; la the + reata rope. Cf. Reata.] 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.]

Lariat

Lar"i*at\, v. 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.]
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lariat 
1832, Amer.Eng., from Sp. la reata "the rope," from reatar "to tie again," from atar "to tie," from L. aptare "to join."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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