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lassoed
[
las
-oh
,
la-
soo
]
Origin
las·so
/
ˈlæs
oʊ
,
læˈsu
/
Show Spelled
[
las
-oh
,
la-
soo
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
-sos,
-soes,
verb,
-soed,
-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.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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Origin:
1760–70;
<
Spanish
lazo
<
Latin
laqueus
noose, bond;
see
lace
Related forms
las·so·er,
noun
un·las·soed,
adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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Word Origin & History
lasso
1807 (v.); 1808 (n.), Amer.Eng., from Sp. lazo, from L. laqueum (nom. laqueus) "noose, snare" (see
lace
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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