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lassoed

[las-oh, la-soo] Origin

las·so

[las-oh, la-soo] 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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Lassoed is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

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

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