lasso

las·so

[las-oh, la-soo] noun, plural las·sos, las·soes, verb, las·soed, las·so·ing.
noun
1.
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
verb (used with object)
2.
to catch with or as with a lasso.

Origin:
1760–70; < Spanish lazo < Latin laqueus noose, bond; see lace

las·so·er, noun
un·las·soed, adjective
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Las·so

[lah-soh]
noun
Orlando di [dee] , ( Orlandus Lassus ) 1532–94, Flemish composer.
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lasso (læˈsuː, ˈlæsəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -sos, -soes
1.  a long rope or thong with a running noose at one end, used (esp in America) for roping horses, cattle, etc; lariat
 
vb , -sos, -soes, -sos, -soes, -soing, -soed
2.  (tr) to catch with or as if with a lasso
 
[C19: from Spanish lazo, ultimately from Latin laqueus noose]
 
las'soer
 
n

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lasso
1807 (v.); 1808 (n.), Amer.Eng., from Sp. lazo, from L. laqueum (nom. laqueus) "noose, snare" (see lace).
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